Moth pollination of Metaplexis japonica (Apocynaceae): Pollinaria transfer on the tip of the proboscis

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 118, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 257-262

  Sugiura, Shinji ^a,c   Yamazaki, Kazuo ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA CITY INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asclepiadaceae; Noctuidae; Nocturnal pollinators; Pollinium; Proboscises; Pyrarlidae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APOCYNACEAE; ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; MOTH; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; APOCYNACEAE; MOTHS; POLLEN; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

APOCYNACEAE; ASCLEPIADOIDEAE; LEPIDOPTERA; METAPLEXIS JAPONICA; NOCTUIDAE; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 26044482023     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10265-005-0216-4     Document Type: Article

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