Selection on floral display in insect-pollinated Primula farinosa: Effects of vegetation height and litter accumulation

Oecologia

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 225-232

  Ågren, Jon ^a   Fortunel, Claire ^a,c   Ehrlén, Johan ^b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Biotic interactions; Herbivory; Pollination; Primula farinosa; Seed production

Indexed keywords

FLORAL TRAIT; FLOWERING; GRAZING; LITTERFALL; PERENNIAL PLANT; POLLINATOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEED PREDATION; SEED PRODUCTION; VEGETATION; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOWER; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; POLLEN; PRIMULACEAE; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOWERS; FRUIT; INSECTS; POLLEN; PRIMULA; REPRODUCTION; SEEDS;

INSECTA; PRIMULA FARINOSA; PRIMULACEAE;

EID: 33750214913     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-006-0509-x     Document Type: Article

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