The size of individual Delphinium flowers and the opportunity for geitonogamous pollination

Functional Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1115-1123

  Ishii, H S ^a   Harder, L D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Display size; Flower size; Geitonogamy; Ideal free distribution; Inflorescence

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BEE; FLOWER VISITING; GEITONOGAMY;

ANIMALIA; APOIDEA; BOMBUS (GENUS); DELPHINIUM; DELPHINIUM BICOLOR; DELPHINIUM GLAUCUM;

EID: 33750738890     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2006.01181.x     Document Type: Article

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