Assessing pollination and fruit dispersal in Fuchsia excorticata (Onagraceae)

New Zealand Journal of Botany

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 299-314

  Robertson, Alastair W ^a   Ladley, Jenny J ^b   Kelly, Dave ^b   McNutt, Kate L ^a   Peterson, Paul G ^c   Merrett, Merilyn F ^d   Karl, Brian J ^e  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^d LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^e LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bellbird; Frugivory; Fruit dispersal rates; Gynodioecy; Kereru; Nectar robbing; Or nithophily; Pollen limitation; Rapid assessment indices; Reproductive assurance; Silvereyes; Tui

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT; GYNODIOECY; HERMAPHRODITE; MUTUALISM; ORNITHOPHILY; PASSERINE; POLLEN; POLLEN LIMITATION; ROBBING; SEED DISPERSAL;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

AVES; FUCHSIA; FUCHSIA EXCORTICATA; MELIPHAGIDAE; ONAGRACEAE; SILVEREYES;

EID: 57349155669     PISSN: 0028825X     EISSN: 11758643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288250809509768     Document Type: Article

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