Relationship between corolla length and floral larceny in the South American hummingbird-pollinated Campsidium valdivianum (Bignoniaceae)

Annales Botanici Fennici

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 205-211

  Urcelay, Carlos ^a   Morales, Carolina L ^b   Chalcoff, Vanina R ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

^b LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bombus dahlbomii; Bumblebee; Floral traits; Nectar robbing; Pollination; Robbing frequency

Indexed keywords

AVES; BIGNONIACEAE; CAMPSIDIUM VALDIVIANUM;

EID: 33746052443     PISSN: 00033847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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