Nectar dynamics and sugar composition in flowers of Silene and Saponaria species (Caryophyllaceae)

Plant Biology

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 334-345

  Witt, Taina ^a   Jurgens A ^a   Geyer, R ^b   Gottsberger, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caryophyllaceae; Melittophily; Nectar dynamics; Nectar secretion; Phalaenophily; Saponeria; Silene; Sphingophily; Sugar composition

Indexed keywords

CARYOPHYLLACEAE; LEPIDOPTERA; SAPONARIA; SAPONARIA ALBA; SAPONARIA DIOICE; SAPONARIA NOCTIFLORA; SAPONARIA NUTANS; SAPONARIA VULGARIS; SAPONARIE; SAPONARIE OFFICINALIS; SILENE; SILENE DIOICA; SILENE LATIFOLIA SUBSP. ALBA; SILENE NOCTIFLORA; SILENE NUTANS; SILENE VULGARIS; SPHINGIDAE;

EID: 0345085534     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1999.tb00261.x     Document Type: Article

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