Rodent pollination in the Cape legume Liparia parva

Austral Ecology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 233-236

  Letten, Andrew D ^a   Midgley, Jeremy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acomys subspinosus; Fabaceae; Liparia parva; Rodent pollination

Indexed keywords

FLORISTICS; FLOWERING; LEGUME; NECTAR; NEW RECORD; POLLEN; RODENT; ZOOPHILY;

ACOMYS SUBSPINOSUS; FABACEAE; LIPARIA PARVA; RODENTIA;

EID: 62749117228     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2008.01925.x     Document Type: Article

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