Pollination biology of the columnar cactus Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum in north-western México

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 117-127

  Molina Freaner, Francisco ^a   Rojas Martínez, Alberto ^a   Fleming, Theodore H ^b   Valiente Banuet, Alfonso ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Columnar cacti; Pachycereus pecten aboriginum; Pollination biology; Sonoran desert

Indexed keywords

CACTUS; EXTRATROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; POLLINATION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC COAST [MEXICO];

CACTACEAE; LEPTONYCTERIS; LEPTONYCTERIS CURASOAE; PACHYCEREUS; PACHYCEREUS PECTEN-ABORIGINUM; PECTEN;

EID: 0347029919     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-1963(02)00323-3     Document Type: Article

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