Flower orientation enhances pollen transfer in bilaterally symmetrical flowers

Oecologia

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 667-674

  Ushimaru, Atushi ^a,d   Dohzono, Ikumi ^b   Takami, Yasuoki ^c,d   Hyodo, Fujio ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR HUMANITY AND NATURE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Commelina communis; Flower orientation; Horizontal; Pollinator specialization; Zygomorphic flower

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; FLOWER VISITING; HERB; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLEN LIMITATION; SPECIALIZATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMMELINA; FLOWER; FLY; HISTOLOGY; JAPAN; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; COMMELINA; DIPTERA; FLOWERS; JAPAN; LINEAR MODELS; POLLINATION;

COMMELINA; COMMELINA COMMUNIS; EPISYRPHUS BALTEATUS; SYRPHIDAE;

EID: 67649159249     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-009-1334-9     Document Type: Article

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