Why do flowers of a hummingbird-pollinated mistletoe face down?

Functional Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 782-790

  Tadey, M ^a   Aizen, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL COMAHUE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Female and male reproductive success; Flower orientation; Hummingbird pollination; Pollen tubes; Rain

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FLOWER; ORIENTATION; POLLINATION;

SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; LORANTHACEAE; TRISTERIX; TRISTERIX CORYMBOSUS; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 0035662552     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0269-8463.2001.00580.x     Document Type: Article

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