Flower mites and nectar production in six hummingbird-pollinated plants with contrasting flower longevities

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1216-1229

  Lara, Carlos ^a,b   Ornelas, Juan Francisco ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO TLAXCALA DE BIOLOGÍA DE LA CONDUCTA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ascidae; Flower longevity; Hummingbird pollination; Multiple species interactions; Mutualism exploitation; Nectar theft

Indexed keywords

PRODUCTION;

FLOWERS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

FLOWER; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; LONGEVITY; MITE; NECTAR; POLLINATION;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; ASCIDAE; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 0036879576     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b02-109     Document Type: Article

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