Plant traits, environmental factors, and pollinator visitation in winter-flowering Helleborus foetidus (Ranunculaceae)

Annals of Botany

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 845-852

  Sánchez Lafuente, Alfonso M ^a,d   Guitián, Javier ^b   Medrano, Mónica ^a   Herrera, Carlos M ^a   Rey, Pedro J ^c   Cerdá, Xim ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Environmental factors; Floral display; Helleborus foetidus; Plant traits; Pollinator visitation; Winter flowering

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FLORAL TRAIT; FLOWER VISITING; POLLINATOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; ENVIRONMENT; FLOWER; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; VERATRUM;

ANIMALS; BEES; ENVIRONMENT; FLOWERS; HELLEBORUS; PHENOTYPE; POLLEN; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

HELLEBORUS FOETIDUS; VERATRUM;

EID: 24944475101     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mci236     Document Type: Article

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