Pollinators and defence of Stachytarpheta glabra (Verbenaceae) nectar resources by the hummingbird Colibri serrirostris (Trochilidae) on ironstone outcrops in south-east Brazil

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 301-308

  Jacobi, Claudia Maria ^a   Antonini, Yasmine ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Floral resources; Hummingbirds; Larceny; Predictability; Territory value

Indexed keywords

AUTOGAMY; BIRD; DICOTYLEDON; FLOWER VISITING; FOOD CONSUMPTION; IRONSTONE; NECTARIVORY; OUTCROP; PHENOLOGY; POLLINATOR; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

APOIDEA; COLIBRI SERRIROSTRIS; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; STACHYTARPHETA; TROCHILIDAE; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 43649103966     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467408005051     Document Type: Article

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