Floral demography and reproductive system of Pterocereus gaumeri, a rare columnar cactus endemic to Mexico

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 363-376

  Mendez M ^a   Duran R ^a   Dorantes, A ^a   Dzib, G ^a   Sima L ^a   Sima P ^a   Orellana, R ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Breeding system; Fruit set; Pollination; Rare species; Recruitment; Reproductive phenology

Indexed keywords

CACTUS; DEMOGRAPHY; PHENOLOGY; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CACTACEAE; GLOSSOPHAGA SORICINA;

EID: 19344362905     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2004.12.002     Document Type: Article

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