Aristolochia spp. (Aristolochiaceae) pollinated by flies breeding on decomposing flowers in Panama

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 527-534

  Sakai, Shoko ^a,b  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diptera; Drosophilidae; Flower breeding pollinator; Panama; Phoridae; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

MUTUALISM; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; POLLINATION; ZOOPHILY;

PANAMA;

ANIMALIA; ARISTOLOCHIA; ARISTOLOCHIA INFLATA; ARISTOLOCHIA MAXIMA; ARISTOLOCHIACEAE; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILIDAE; INSECTA; MEGASELIA SAKAIAE; PHORIDAE;

EID: 0036203343     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.89.3.527     Document Type: Article

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