Deceptive orchids with Meliponini as pollinators

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 222, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 271-279

  Roubik, David W ^a,b  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Meliponini; Mimicry; Neotropical orchids; Pollination

Indexed keywords

APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; IONOPSIS; MAXILLARIA; MELIPONA; MELIPONINAE; ORCHIDACEAE; PARTAMONA; TRIGONA; TRIGONA FULVIVENTRIS; XYLOBIUM;

EID: 0033948434     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00984106     Document Type: Article

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