The swift parrot, Lathamus discolor (Psittacidae), social bees (Apidae) and native insects as pollinators of Eucalyptus globulus ssp. globulus (Myrtaceae)

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 371-379

  Hingston, A B ^a   Potts, B M ^a   McQuillan, P B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EVOLUTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INSECT; NECTAR; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR;

ANIMALIA; APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; APUS APUS; AVES; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS GLOBULUS; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; LATHAMUS DISCOLOR; MYRTACEAE; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 2542486608     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT03018     Document Type: Article

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