Male-biased nectar production in a protandrous herb matches predictions of sexual selection theory in plants

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 674-682

  Carlson, Jane E ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chrysothemis friedrichsthaliana; Costa Rica; Gesneriaceae; Hummingbird pollination; Nectar; Phaethornis striigularis; Pollinator mediated selection; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; BIRD; FECUNDITY; HERB; MALE; NECTAR; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; POLLINATION; PREDICTION; SEXUAL SELECTION;

CHRYSOTHEMIS FRIEDRICHSTHALIANA; GESNERIACEAE; PHAETHORNIS;

EID: 34250784692     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.94.4.674     Document Type: Article

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