Pollination ecology of Disterigma stereophyllum (Ericaceae) in south-western Colombia

Plant Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 512-518

  Navarro, L ^a   Guitian P ^b   Ayensa, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Colombia; Ericaceae; Hummingbird pollination; Mixed pollination systems; Pollination syndromes; Pollinator efficiency

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BIRD; ENTOMOPHILY; FLORA; FLOWER VISITING; ORNITHOPHILY; POLLINATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; COLOMBIA; ECOLOGY; ERICACEAE; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; COLOMBIA; ECOLOGY; ERICACEAE; POLLINATION;

COLOMBIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

AVES; DIGLOSSA ALBILATERA; DISTERIGMA; ERICACEAE; STEREOPHYLLUM; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 45149118532     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2008.00059.x     Document Type: Article

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