Implications of pollination by food and sexual deception for pollinator specificity, fruit set, population genetics and conservation of Caladenia (Orchidaceae)

Australian Journal of Botany

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 287-306

  Phillips, Ryan D ^a,b   Faast, Renate ^c   Bower, Colin C ^d   Brown, Graham R ^e   Peakall, Rod ^f  

^a BOTANIC GARDENS AND PARKS AUTHORITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d FloraSearch   (Australia)

^e MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY   (Australia)

^f AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOOD; FRUIT SET; MONOCOTYLEDON; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; POPULATION GENETICS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WASP;

CALADENIA; HEXAPODA; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 68849089502     PISSN: 00671924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/BT08154     Document Type: Article

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