Enhanced UV-B radiation, flower attributes and pollinator behaviour in Cistus creticus: A Mediterranean field study

Plant Ecology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 165-171

  Stephanou, M ^a   Petropoulou, Y ^a   Georgiou, O ^a   Manetas, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cistus czeticus; Nectary size; Pollinators; UV B radiation; Visit duration

Indexed keywords

FLOWER; POLLINATOR; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

CISTUS CRETICUS;

EID: 0034012475     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009802401955     Document Type: Article

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