Spatial distribution of nectar production in a natural Echium vulgare population: Implications for pollinator behaviour

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 317-324

  Leiss, K A ^a   Klinkhamer, P G L ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Nectar reward; Pollination; Spatial structure; Viper's bugloss

Indexed keywords

ANCHUSA; ECHIUM; ECHIUM VULGARE; VIPER;

EID: 22144478704     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2005.02.006     Document Type: Article

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