Consequences of nectar robbing for realized male function in a hummingbird-pollinated plant

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2637-2643

  Irwin, Rebecca E ^a   Brody, Alison K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bombus occidentalis; Hummingbird pollinator behavior; Ipomopsis aggregata; Male function; Nectar robbing, effect on plant reproductive success; Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (Colorado, USA); Siring success

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; NECTAR; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; ROBBING; ZOOPHILY;

AGGREGATA; APIDAE; BOMBUS OCCIDENTALIS; COROLLA; HYMENOPTERA; IPOMOPSIS AGGREGATA;

EID: 0033850555     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[2637:CONRFR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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