Reproductive biology of the epiphytic bromeliad Werauhia gladioliflora in a premontane tropical forest

Plant Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 203-209

  Cascante Marin A ^a,b   Oostermeijer, J G B ^b   Wolf, J H D ^b   Den Nijs, J C M ^b  

^a Museo Nacional de Costa Rica   (Costa Rica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autonomous selfing; Chiropterophily; Costa Rica; Monteverde; Pollination; Self compatibility

Indexed keywords

EPIPHYTE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; TROPICAL FOREST; ZOOPHILY;

ARTICLE; BROMELIACEAE; ECOSYSTEM; FLOWER; FRUIT; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; TROPIC CLIMATE;

BROMELIACEAE; ECOSYSTEM; FLOWERS; FRUIT; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SEEDS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; MONTEVERDE; PUNTARENAS; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

GLOSSOPHAGA COMMISSARISI; GLOSSOPHAGINAE; HYLONYCTERIS UNDERWOODI; WERAUHIA;

EID: 17644415743     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-837584     Document Type: Article

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