Flowering synchrony and floral display size affect pollination success in a deceit-pollinated tropical orchid

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 26-35

  Parra Tabla, Victor ^a,b   Vargas, Carlos F ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Binary logistic regression; Deceit pollination; Female success; Fluctuating natural selection; Frequency dependent selection; Male success; Multilevel selection; Pollen limitation

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; FLOWERING; PHENOLOGY; POLLEN LIMITATION; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SYNCHRONY; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

MYRMECOPHILA CHRISTINAE; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 34250345213     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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