Impact of floral traits on the reproductive success of epiphytic and terrestrial tropical orchids

Oecologia

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 731-741

  Huda, Mohammed K ^a   Wilcock, Christopher C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHITTAGONG   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Flower characteristics; Fruit set; Pollinia; Population size

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EPIPHYTE; FRUIT; HERB; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PERENNIAL PLANT; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; ECOSYSTEM; FLOWER; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; ODOR; ORCHIDACEAE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION; POPULATION DENSITY; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; BANGLADESH; ECOSYSTEM; FLOWERS; FRUIT; ODORS; ORCHIDACEAE; PHYLOGENY; POLLINATION; POPULATION DENSITY; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 36849048204     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-007-0870-4     Document Type: Article

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