Deception above, deception below: Linking pollination and mycorrhizal biology of orchids

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1085-1096

  Waterman, Richard J ^a,b   Bidartondo, Martin I ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b JODRELL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mutualism; Myco heterotrophy; Pollinator limitation; Speciation

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; HEXAPODA; ORCHIDACEAE;

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; EVOLUTION; FUNGUS; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC SELECTION; INSECT; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCORRHIZA; ORCHIDACEAE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; EVOLUTION; FUNGI; GENETIC DRIFT; INSECTS; MYCORRHIZAE; ORCHIDACEAE; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION (GENETICS); SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 43049178491     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erm366     Document Type: Conference Paper

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