Pollen limitation and spatial variation of reproductive success in the insect-pollinated shrub Chuquiraga opposotifolia (Asteraceae) in the Chilian Andes

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 608-613

  Muñoz, Alejandro A ^a   Arroyo, Mary T K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONCEPCIÓN   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ACTIVITY PATTERN; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GROWING SEASON; INSECT; LOW TEMPERATURE; POLLEN LIMITATION; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESEARCH WORK; SCRUB; SHRUB; SPATIAL VARIATION; WIND;

ANDES; SOUTH AMERICA;

ASTERACEAE; CHILIA; CHUQUIRAGA; CHUQUIRAGA OPPOSITIFOLIA; INSECTA;

EID: 33845411924     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2006)38[608:PLASVO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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