Floral sexual dimorphism and flower choice by pollinators in a nectarless monoecious vine Akebia quinata (Lardizabalaceae)

Ecological Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 295-303

  Kawagoe, Tetsuhiro ^a   Suzuki, Nobuhiko ^a,b  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Akebia quinata; Deceptive pollination; Floral dimorphism; Geitonogamous pollination; Unisexual flowers

Indexed keywords

FLORAL TRAIT; FLOWER VISITING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; POLLINATION; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; ZOOPHILY;

AKEBIA; AKEBIA QUINATA; ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; LARDIZABALACEAE;

EID: 0038377426     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.2002.00489.x     Document Type: Article

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