Pollination biology of distylous rubiaceae in the Atlantic rain forest, SE Brazil

Plant Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 640-646

  De Castro, C C ^a   De Oliveira, P E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic rain forest; Bees; Butterflies; Distyly; Pollination; Psychotria; Rubiaceae; Rudgea

Indexed keywords

GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; POLLINATION; RAINFOREST;

BRAZIL;

APOIDEA; COROLLA; PAPILIONOIDEA; PSYCHOTRIA; RUBIACEAE; RUDGEA;

EID: 0036447112     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-35433     Document Type: Article

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