Pollination ecology of Silene acutifolia (Caryophyllaceae): Floral traits variation and pollinator attraction

Annals of Botany

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 289-297

  Buide, María Luisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anthophora; Bombus; Caryophyllaceae; Female reproductive success; Floral display; Mutualism; Pollen limitations; Pollination ecology; Silene acutifolia

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MUTUALISM; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; FLOWER; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GEOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; REPRODUCTION; SILENE; SPAIN;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FLOWERS; GEOGRAPHY; INSECTS; POLLEN; REPRODUCTION; SILENE; SPAIN; VARIATION (GENETICS);

ANTHOPHORA; CARYOPHYLLACEAE; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; SILENE;

EID: 31744442555     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcj032     Document Type: Article

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