Reproductive biology of Hechtia schottii, a dioecious Bromeliaceae, in Mexico

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 279-289

  Ramírez Morillo, Ivón M ^a   May, Francisco Chi ^a   Fernández Concha, Germán Carnevali ^a   Pat, Filogonio May ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN CIENTÍFICA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bromeliaceae; Dioecy; Hechtia schottii; Mexico; Pollinators; Reproductive biology; Yucat n

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; BREEDING; BROMELIACEAE; FLOWER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MEXICO; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; SEASON;

ANIMALS; BEES; BREEDING; BROMELIACEAE; FLOWERS; MEXICO; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BROMELIACEAE; HECHTIA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 47849102492     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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