Effects of population size and density on pollinator visitation, pollinator behavior, and pollen tube abundance in Lupinus perennis

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 169, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 944-953

  Bernhardt, Christopher E ^a,c   Mitchell, Randall J ^a   Michaelsy, Helen J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bombus; Conservation; Fabaceae; Osmia; Plant pollinator interaction; Pollination

Indexed keywords

BEE; FLOWER VISITING; LEGUME; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SIZE; SIZE EFFECT;

APOIDEA; FABACEAE; LUPINUS PERENNIS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; OSMIA;

EID: 51949092605     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/589698     Document Type: Article

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