Pollinator shift and reproductive performance of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau endemic and endangered Swertia przewalskii (Gentianaceae)

Biodiversity and Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1839-1850

  Duan, Yuan Wen ^a,c   Liu, Jian Quan ^a,b  

^a NORTHWEST INSTITUTE OF PLATEAU BIOLOGY   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Alien pollinators; Endangered species; Pollination; Qinghai Tibetan Plateau; Reproduction; Swertia przewalskii

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; HERB; INTRODUCED SPECIES; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEED PRODUCTION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; GENTIANA; GENTIANACEAE; HEXAPODA; SWERTIA; SWERTIA PRZEWALSKII;

EID: 34249655730     PISSN: 09603115     EISSN: 15729710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10531-006-9076-z     Document Type: Article

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