Floral nectaries, nectar production dynamics and chemical composition in six Ipomoea species (Convolvulaceae) in relation to pollinators

Annals of Botany

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 269-280

  Galetto, Leonardo ^a   Bernardello, Gabriel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Convolvulaceae; Ipomoea; Morning glory; Nectar chemical composition; Nectar production dynamics; Nectar removal effects; Nectary structure; Pollinators

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; NECTAR; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION;

ARGENTINA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CONVOLVULACEAE; HYMENOPTERA; IPOMOEA; IPOMOEA ALBA; IPOMOEA CAIRICA; IPOMOEA INDICA; IPOMOEA PURPUREA; SPHINGIDAE; TROCHILIDAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEE; BIRD; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; FLOWER; INSECT; IPOMOEA; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIRDS; FEMALE; FLOWERS; INSECTS; IPOMOEA; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLLEN;

EID: 4944240184     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mch137     Document Type: Article

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