Pollinator foraging modifies nectar sugar composition in Helleborus foetidus (Ranunculaceae): An experimental test

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 315-320

  Canto, Azucena ^a,b   Herrera, Carlos M ^a   Medrano, Mónica ^a   Pérez, Ricardo ^c   García, Isabel M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

^c CSIC JA USE Centro de Investigaciones Cientificas Isla de la Cartuja CICIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bumblebees; Helleborus foetidus; Nectar sugar composition; Nectarivorous yeasts; Pollinator visitation; Ranunculaceae; Spain

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BEE; FLOWER VISITING; NECTAR; NECTARIVORY; POLLINATOR; SUGAR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ANTHOPHORIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; HELLEBORUS FOETIDUS; RANUNCULACEAE; VERATRUM;

EID: 41149178641     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.95.3.315     Document Type: Article

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