Dynamic nectar replenishment in flowers of Penstemon (Scrophulariaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 111-118

  Castellanos, Maria Clara ^a   Wilson, Paul ^b   Thomson, James D ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Homeostasis; Nectar replenishment; Nectar resecretion; Nectary; Penstemon; Pollination; Scrophulariaceae

Indexed keywords

FLOWER; FLOWER VISITING; NECTAR; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATOR;

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; PENSTEMON; PENSTEMON BARBATUS; PENSTEMON SPECIOSUS; PENSTEMON STRICTUS; SCROPHULARIACEAE;

EID: 0036188781     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.89.1.111     Document Type: Article

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