Effects of flowering plant density on pollinator visitation, pollen receipt, and seed production in Delphinium barbeyi (Ranunculaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 912-919

  Elliott, Susan E ^a,b,c   Irwin, Rebecca E ^a,b  

^a DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Pinyon Publishing   (United States)

Author keywords

Delphinium barbeyi; Flower density; Pollen receipt; Pollinator visitation rates; Seasonal changes; Spatial autocorrelation

Indexed keywords

AUTOCORRELATION; BEE; CONSPECIFIC; DICOTYLEDON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOWER VISITING; POLLINATOR; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEED PRODUCTION;

BOMBUS (GENUS); DELPHINIUM; DELPHINIUM BARBEYI; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; RANUNCULACEAE;

EID: 67549086272     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0800260     Document Type: Article

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