Bidirectional Flower Color and Shape Changes Allow a Second Opportunity for Pollination

Current Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 919-923

  Willmer, Pat ^a   Stanley, Dara A ^b   Steijven, Karin ^c   Matthews, Iain M ^a   Nuttman, Clive V ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EVO_ECOL

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BEE; COLOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOWER; HISTOLOGY; LEGUME; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; POLLINATION;

ANIMALS; BEES; COLOR; CUES; FABACEAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOWERS; POLLEN; POLLINATION;

APOIDEA; DESMODIUM;

EID: 67349230346     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.03.070     Document Type: Article

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