How do visitation patterns vary among pollinators in relation to floral display and floral design in a generalist pollination system?

Oecologia

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 386-394

  Thompson, John D ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Clonality; Floral traits; Heterostyly; Mediterranean; Oleaceae

Indexed keywords

FLORAL TRAIT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PATTERN RECOGNITION; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; SELECTION;

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; BOMBYLIIDAE; INSECTA; JASMINUM; JASMINUM FRUTICANS; OLEACEAE; PAPILIONOIDEA; SPHINGIDAE;

EID: 0035026522     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420000531     Document Type: Article

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