The dual role of floral traits: Pollinator attraction and plant defense

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1503-1511

  Irwin, Rebecca E ^a,b   Adler, Lynn S ^c   Brody, Alison K ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Bombus occidentalis; Bumble bee; Herbivory; Ipomopsis aggregata; Nectar concentration; Nectar robbing; Plant defense; Pollination; Resistance

Indexed keywords

FLORAL TRAIT; HERBIVORY; NECTARIVORY; PLANT DEFENSE; POLLINATION;

ANIMALIA; APIDAE; APOIDEA; BOMBUS (GENUS); BOMBUS OCCIDENTALIS; BOMBUS PENNSYLVANICUS; HYMENOPTERA; IPOMOPSIS AGGREGATA;

EID: 4444269462     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-0390     Document Type: Review

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