Pseudocopulatory pollination in Lepanthes (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae) by fungus gnats

Annals of Botany

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 763-772

  Blanco, Mario A ^a,b,c   Barboza, Gabriel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^c Instituto Centroamericano para la Investigacion en Biologia Y Conservacion (ICIBC)   (Costa Rica)

^d Monteverde Orchid Garden ^*  (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Bradysia floribunda; Lepanthes glicensteinii; Lepanthes helleri; Lepanthes stenorhyncha; Lepanthes turialvae; Mimicry; Orchidaceae; Pleurothallidinae; Pollination; Pseudocopulation; Sciaridae; Sexual deception

Indexed keywords

POLLINATION;

BRADYSIA; CRYPTOSTYLIS; DIPTERA; FUNGI; LEPANTHES; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; MYCETOPHILIDAE; MYCETOPHILUS SP. HMR-1993; ORCHIDACEAE; PLEUROTHALLIDINAE; SCIARIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FLOWER; FLY; MALE; ORCHIDACEAE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; REPRODUCTION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; FLOWERS; MALE; ORCHIDACEAE; POLLEN; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 23244454230     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mci090     Document Type: Article

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