Reproductive ecology of the endangered enigmatic mauritian endemic Roussea simplex (rousseaceae)

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 42-52

  Hansen, Dennis M ^a,b   Müller, Christine B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggregated pollen; Conservation; Gecko; Mauritius; Phelsuma; Plant lizard interactions

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DICOTYLEDON; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXTINCTION; FLOWERING; FRUITING; LIZARD; PHENOLOGY; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLEN; SEED DISPERSAL;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MASCARENE ISLANDS; MAURITIUS;

ANIMALIA; GEKKONIDAE; PHELSUMA; PHELSUMA CEPEDIANA; ROUSSEA SIMPLEX; ROUSSEACEAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 58849100375     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/593050     Document Type: Article

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