Experimental and phylogenetic evidence for floral mimicry in a guild of fly-pollinated plants

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 289-304

  Johnson, Steven D ^a   Alexandersson, Ronny ^b   Linder, H Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATAL PIETERMARITZBURG   (South Africa)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Institute of Systematic Botany   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Advergent evolution; Batesian; Choice experiment; Deceptive pollination; Long proboscid fly; Mimicry; Orchidaceae; Phylogeny; Pollinator behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; FLY; MIMICRY; PHYLOGENETICS; POLLINATION;

ALIA; BROWNLEEA; CAPITULUM; CEPHALOTES; DIPSACACEAE; DISA; NEMESTRINIDAE; ORCHIDACEAE; SCABIOSA; SCABIOSA COLUMBARIA; TABANIDAE;

EID: 0142126796     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8312.2003.00236.x     Document Type: Article

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