Pollination ecology of four epiphytic orchids of New Zealand

Annals of Botany

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 773-781

  Lehnebach, Carlos A ^a   Robertson, Alastair W ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bibionidae; Calliphoridae; Diptera; Earina aestivalis; Earina autumnalis; Earina mucronata; Epiphytic orchids; Generalist pollination; New Zealand; Orchidaceae; Syrphidae; Tachinidae; Winika cunninghamii

Indexed keywords

POLLINATION;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND; WORLD;

BIBIONIDAE; CALLIPHORIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; EARINA; EARINA AUTUMNALIS; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; ORCHIDACEAE; SYRPHIDAE; TACHINIDAE; WINIKA; WINIKA CUNNINGHAMII;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; ECOSYSTEM; FLOWER; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; NEW ZEALAND; ORCHIDACEAE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; ECOSYSTEM; FLOWERS; INSECTS; NEW ZEALAND; ORCHIDACEAE; POLLEN; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 3142767889     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mch097     Document Type: Article

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