The influence of plant and corolla size on pollen deposition and seed set in Geranium sanguineum (Geraniaceae)

Nordic Journal of Botany

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 129-140

  Philipp, Marianne ^a   Hansen, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLORAL TRAIT; FLOWER VISITING; POLLINATION; SEED SET; SIZE EFFECT;

APOIDEA; BOMBUS (GENUS); COROLLA; GERANIACEAE; GERANIUM SANGUINEUM; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0033923049     PISSN: 0107055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2000.tb01556.x     Document Type: Article

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