Flowering seasonality and flower characteristics of Loranthus acaciae zucc. (Loranthaceae): Implications for advertisement and bird-pollination

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 279-285

  Vaknin, Yiftach ^a   Yom Tov, Yoram ^a   Eisikowitch, Dan ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Gynomonoecious; Loranthus acaciae; Male sterility; Nectarinia osea osea; Self compatible

Indexed keywords

AVES; COROLLA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LORANTHACEAE; LORANTHUS; LORANTHUS ACACIAE; NECTARINIA BOUVIERI; NECTARINIA OSEA; NECTARINIIDAE;

EID: 10544243788     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02152703     Document Type: Article

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