Reproductive ecology of distylous Palicourea padifolia (Rubiaceae) in a tropical montane cloud forest. II. Attracting and rewarding mutualistic and antagonistic visitors

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1061-1069

  Ornelas, Juan Francisco ^a   González, Clementina ^a   Jiménez, Leonor ^a   Lara, Carlos ^b   Martínez, Armando J ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO TLAXCALA DE BIOLOGÍA DE LA CONDUCTA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Distyly; Gender specialization; Herbivory; Hummingbird pollination; Nectar production; Palicourea padifolia; Rubiaceae

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISM; CLOUD FOREST; HERBIVORY; MUTUALISM; NECTAR; ORNITHOPHILY; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

INSECTA; PALICOUREA PADIFOLIA; RUBIACEAE; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 24044513867     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: 00029122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.91.7.1061     Document Type: Article

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