Plant generalization on pollinators: Species property or local phenomenon?

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-20

  Herrera, Carlos M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Annual variation; Geographical variation; Individual variation; Lavandula latifolia; Pollinator diversity; Pollinator generalization; Rarefaction curves; Species richness

Indexed keywords

GENERALIST; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; LAVANDULA; LAVANDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA; LAVANDULA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 12244288605     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.92.1.13     Document Type: Article

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