Interspecific competition for pollination lowers seed production and outcrossing in Mimulus ringens

Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 762-771

  Bell, John M ^a,c   Karron, Jeffrey D ^a   Mitchell, Randall J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^c Applied Ecological Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bombus fervidus; Competition for pollination; Field experiment; Improper pollen transfer; Lobelia siphilitica; Mating system; Mimulus ringens; Outcrossing rate; Pollen loss; Seed set; Seeds per fruit; Visitation rate

Indexed keywords

BEE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; OUTCROSSING; POLLINATOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEED PRODUCTION;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

APOIDEA; BOMBUS FERVIDUS; BOMBUS PENNSYLVANICUS; LOBELIA; LOBELIA SIPHILITICA; MIMULUS RINGENS;

EID: 15244355120     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/04-0694     Document Type: Article

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