Pollen dispersal in Yucca filamentosa (Agavaceae): The paradox of self-pollination behavior by Tegeticula yuccasella (Prodoxidae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 670-677

  Marr, Deborah L ^a   Leebens Mack, Jim ^a,b   Elms, Lindsey ^a,c   Pellmyr, Olle ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

^c OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agavaceae; Fluorescent dyes; Mutualism; Plant pollinator interactions; Pollinator behavior; Prodoxidae; Self pollination; Tegeticula; Yucca

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; MUTUALISM; POLLINATION; SELFING; ZOOPHILY;

AGAVACEAE; ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PRODOXIDAE; TEGETICULA; TEGETICULA YUCCASELLA; YUCCA; YUCCA FILAMENTOSA;

EID: 0033759513     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2656853     Document Type: Article

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