Geographic patterns in the reproductive ecology of Agave lechuguilla (Agavaceae) in the Chihuahuan desert. I. Floral characteristics, visitors, and fecundity

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 377-387

  Silva Montellano, Arturo ^a   Eguiarte, Luis E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Agavaceae; Agave lechuguilla; Bees; Chihuahuan desert; Hawk moths; Hummingbirds; Latitudinal gradient; Pollination; Population differentiation

Indexed keywords

COLOR; EVOLUTION; FECUNDITY; FLOWER; MORPHOLOGY; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION;

CHIHUAHUAN DESERT; NORTH AMERICA;

ACCIPITRINAE; AGAVACEAE; AGAVE; AGAVE LECHUGUILLA; ANIMALIA; APIDAE; APOIDEA; BOMBUS PENNSYLVANICUS; HYLES; HYLES LINEATA; HYLESIA LINEATA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; SPHINGIDAE; TROCHILIDAE; XYLOCOPA CALIFORNICA;

EID: 0038414088     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.90.3.377     Document Type: Article

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