Reproduction in an orchid can be resource-limited over its lifetime

Biotropica

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 282-290

  Meléndez Ackerman, Elvia J ^a   Ackerman, James D ^b   Rodríguez Robles, Javier A ^c  

^a University of Puerto Rico Institute for Tropical Ecosystem Studies   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Comparettia falcata; Floral rewards; Hummingbird pollination; Nectar; Orchid; Pollen limitation; Puerto Rico; Reproductive ecology; Resource constraint

Indexed keywords

FRUIT SET; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION;

COMPARETTIA FALCATA;

EID: 0343628735     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2000.tb00471.x     Document Type: Article

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