Geographic differentiation in the pollination system of the columnar cactus Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 850-855

  Valiente Banuet, Alfonso ^a   Molina Freaner, Francisco ^a   Torres, Alfonso ^a   Del Coro Arizmendi, María ^b,c   Casas, Alejandro ^d  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c NONE   (Mexico)

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

Author keywords

Chamela region; Columnar cacti; Generalization; Leptonycteris curasoae; Pachycereus pecten aboriginum; Pollination biology; Sonoran desert; Specialization

Indexed keywords

BAT; CACTUS; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; NECTAR; POLLINATION; ZOOPHILY;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

CACTACEAE; LEPTONYCTERIS CURASOAE; PACHYCEREUS PECTEN-ABORIGINUM;

EID: 14644439752     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.91.6.850     Document Type: Article

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