Reproductive biology of two sympatric species of Polyalthia (annonaceae) in Sri Lanka. I. Pollination by curculionid beetles

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 167, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 483-493

  Ratnayake, R M C S ^a   Gunatilleke, I A U N ^b   Wijesundara, D S A ^c   Saunders, R M K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^c Royal Botanic Gardens ^*  (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Annonaceae; Coleoptera; Floral thermogenesis; Pollination; Polyalthia

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; PROTOGYNY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SYMPATRY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA;

ANNONACEAE; CARPOPHILUS; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; NITIDULIDAE; POLYALTHIA;

EID: 33745040202     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502715     Document Type: Article

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