Variations in bumble bee preference and pollen limitation among neighboring populations: Comparisons between Phyllodoce caerulea and Phyllodoce aleutica (Ericaceae) along snowmelt gradients

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1321-1327

  Kasagi, Tetsuya ^a   Kudo, Gaku ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bumble bee; Ericaceae; Mating system variation; Nectar volume; Phyllodoce aleutica; Phyllodoce caerulea; Pollen limitation; Pollinator preference

Indexed keywords

AUTOGAMY; BEE; POLLEN; POLLINATION; SNOWMELT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; BOMBUS (GENUS); BOMBUS PENNSYLVANICUS; ERICACEAE; HYMENOPTERA; PHYLLODOCE ALEUTICA; PHYLLODOCE CAERULEA;

EID: 0348196943     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.90.9.1321     Document Type: Article

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