Nectar sugar composition in relation to pollination syndromes in Sinningieae (Gesneriaceae)

Annals of Botany

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 267-273

  Perret, Mathieu ^a   Chautems, Alain ^a   Spichiger, Rodolphe ^a   Peixoto, Mauro ^b   Savolainen, Vincent ^c  

^a Conservatoire and Jardin Botaniques ^*  (Switzerland)

^b Instituto Plantarum Ltda   (Brazil)

^c JODRELL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brazil; Gesneriaceae; Nectar sugar composition; Pollination syndrome; Sinningia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034958661     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbo.2000.1331     Document Type: Article

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