The importance of monkey beetle (Scarabaeidae: Hopliini) pollination for Aizoaceae and Asteraceae in grazed and ungrazed areas at Paulshoek, Succulent Karoo, South Africa

Journal of Insect Conservation

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 323-333

  Mayer, Carolin ^a   Soka, Geoffrey ^b   Picker, Mike ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Beetle pollination; Colour preferences; Hopliini; Livestock grazing; Pollen load

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEETLE; FLOWER VISITING; GRAZING; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

AFRICA; NORTHERN CAPE; PAULSHOEK; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

AIZOACEAE; APOIDEA; ASTERACEAE; BOMBYLIIDAE; COLEOPTERA; MASARIDAE; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 33750633801     PISSN: 1366638X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10841-006-9006-0     Document Type: Article

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