Hurricane causes resource and pollination limitation of fruit set in a bird-pollinated shrub

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1951-1958

  Rathcke, Beverly J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bahama Swamp bush; Bahamas; Bananaquit pollination; Fruit set; Hurricane effects; Island plant pollination; Nectarivorous birds; Pavonia bahamensis; Pollination limitation

Indexed keywords

FRUIT SET; HURRICANE; POLLINATION; SHRUB;

BAHAMAS; SAN SALVADOR ISLAND;

PAVONIA BAHAMENSIS;

EID: 0033942046     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[1951:HCRAPL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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