Relative pollination effectiveness of floral visitors of Pitcairnia angustifolia (Bromeliaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 419-424

  Fumero Cabán, José J ^a   Meléndez Ackerman, Elvia J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Bananaquits; Honeybees; Hummingbirds; Nectar robbing; Pitcairnia angustifolia; Pollination syndromes; Puerto Rico

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BEE; BIRD; PASSERINE; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; GREATER ANTILLES; PUERTO RICO;

ANTHRACOTHORAX VIRIDIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BROMELIACEAE; CHLOROSTILBON MAUGAEUS; COEREBA; COEREBA FLAVEOLA; PITCAIRNIA ANGUSTIFOLIA; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 34250751911     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.94.3.419     Document Type: Article

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