Low fruit set in a dioecious tree: Pollination ecology of Commiphora harveyi in South Africa

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 179-188

  Voigt, Friederike A ^a   Jung, Stefanie ^a   Farwig, Nina ^a   Böhning Gaese, Katrin ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Burseraceae; Dioecy; Oribi Gorge NR; Plant animal interaction; Pollination success; Visitation rates

Indexed keywords

DIOECY; FLORAL TRAIT; FRUIT SET; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLEN LIMITATION; POLLINATION;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

COMMIPHORA GUILLAUMINII; COMMIPHORA HARVEYI;

EID: 14844328084     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026646740400210X     Document Type: Article

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