Composition of the pollinator community, pollination and the mating system for a shrub in fragments of species rich kwongan in south-west Western Australia

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1379-1395

  Yates, Colin J ^a   Coates, David J ^a   Elliott, Carole ^a   Byrne, Margaret ^a  

^a Bentley Delivery Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Habitat fragmentation; Honeyeater community; Mating system; Mediterranean climate shrubland; Pollination

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; ISOLATED POPULATION; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; PASSERINE; PATERNITY; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; POPULATION SIZE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SHRUBLAND;

AVES; CALOTHAMNUS; MELIPHAGIDAE; MYRTACEAE;

EID: 34249068457     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-006-6736-y     Document Type: Article

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