Ecology and evolution of plant-pollinator interactions

Annals of Botany

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1355-1363

  Mitchell, Randall J ^a   Irwin, Rebecca E ^b   Flanagan, Rebecca J ^c   Karron, Jeffrey D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b Dartmouth College   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Floral traits; generalization and specialization; global change; male fitness; mating systems; multiple paternity; plant pollinator networks; pollen and gene dispersal; pollination syndromes; pollination webs; pollinator behaviour; self fertilization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 67650751234     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcp122     Document Type: Review

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