Pollination ecology of Penstemon roseus (Plantaginaceae), an endemic perennial shifted toward hummingbird specialization?

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 271, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 223-237

  Lara, Carlos ^a   Ornelas, J Francisco ^b  

^a CENTRO TLAXCALA DE BIOLOGÍA DE LA CONDUCTA   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Breeding system; Hummingbirds; Mexico; Nectar; Penstemon; Plantaginaceae; Pollen transfer; Pollination; Seed production

Indexed keywords

APOIDEA; PENSTEMON; PLANTAGINACEAE; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 41849149656     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: 16156110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-007-0624-0     Document Type: Article

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