Floral and pollination biology of four species of Eugenia L. (Myrtaceae);Biologia floral e da polinização de quatro espécies de Eugenia L. (Myrtaceae)

Acta Botanica Brasilica

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 235-247

  Da Silva, André Luiz Gomes ^a   Pinheiro, Maria Célia B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Eugenia; Floral biology; Myrtaceae; Pollination; Restinga

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; EUGENIA ROTUNDIFOLIA; EUGENIA UNIFLORA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; MYRTACEAE; NEUROPTERA; PAPAVER;

EID: 34249017034     PISSN: 01023306     EISSN: 1677941X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-33062007000100022     Document Type: Article

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