Preferential nectar robbing of flowers with long corollas: Experimental studies of two hummingbird species visiting three plant species

Oecologia

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 263-273

  Lara, Carlos ^a   Ornelas, Juan ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Colibri thalassinus; Corolla length; Lampornis amethystinus; Nectar robbing; Seed production

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLORAL TRAIT; FLOWER VISITING; NECTARIVORY; ROBBING;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COLIBRI THALASSINUS; COROLLA; IPOMOEA HEDERIFOLIA; LAMPORNIS AMETHYSTINUS; SALVIA; SALVIA IODANTHA; SALVIA MEXICANA; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 0034889098     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420100640     Document Type: Article

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