Variability and specialization of plant-pollinator systems in a northern maritime grassland

Ecological Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 221-246

  Nakano, Chika ^a   Washitani, Izumi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bumblebee specialist; Maritime grassland community; Pollination syndrome; Preference; Spatiotemporal variation

Indexed keywords

BEE; FLOWER VISITING; GRASSLAND; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; POLLINATION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SPECIALIST;

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; VIOLA (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 0041861220     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.2003.00550.x     Document Type: Article

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