Flower specialization in a passively pollinated monoecious fig: A question of style and stigma?

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 165, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 587-593

  Jousselin, Emmanuelle ^a   Kjellberg, Finn ^b   Herre, Edward Allen ^b  

^a CENTRE DE BIOLOGIE ET DE GESTION DES POPULATIONS   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Allometry; Coevolution; Mutualism; Pollination; Style stigma relationship

Indexed keywords

COEVOLUTION; MUTUALISM; OVIPOSITION; POLLINATOR; SPECIALIZATION; WASP;

FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); FICUS MAXIMA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 4944254063     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/386558     Document Type: Article

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