Do pollinators simultaneously select for inflorescence size and amount of floral scents? An experimental assessment on Escallonia myrtoidea

Austral Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 897-903

  Valdivia, Carlos E ^a   Niemeyer, Hermann M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Floral scent; Inflorescence size; Pollination

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLORAL TRAIT; POLLINATOR; SEED SET;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

ESCALLONIA MYRTOIDEA;

EID: 33749582224     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2006.01662.x     Document Type: Article

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