Technique for washing nectar from the flowers of Tasmanian leatherwood (Eucryphia lucida Eucryphiaceae)

Austral Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 210-212

  Mallick, Stephen A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Parks and Wildlife Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Eucryphia lucida; Floral sugar; Micropipettes; Nectar; Tasmania; Tasmanian leatherwood

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION METHOD; FLOWER; NECTAR;

EUCRYPHIA LUCIDA;

EID: 0034068708     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-9993.2000.01010.x     Document Type: Article

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