Effects of pollination by bats on the mating system of Ceiba pentandra (Bombacaceae) populations in two tropical life zones in Costa Rica

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 370-376

  Lobo, Jorge A ^a   Quesada, Mauricio ^b   Stoner, Kathryn E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ECOSISTEMAS Y SUSTENTABILIDAD   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bats; Ceiba pentandra; Costa Rica; Mating system; Microsatellites; Pollination

Indexed keywords

PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; ZOOPHILY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; CEIBA; CEIBA PENTANDRA; MALVACEAE;

EID: 13444292464     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.92.2.370     Document Type: Article

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