Pollination biology of Eulophia alta (Orchidaceae) in Amazonia: Effects of pollinator composition on reproductive success in different populations

Annals of Botany

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 897-912

  Jürgens, Andreas ^a   Bosch, Simone R ^b   Webber, Antonio C ^c   Witt, Taina ^a   Frame, Dawn ^d   Gottsberger, Gerhard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

^d UMR AMAP   (France)

Author keywords

Eulophia alta; Floral biology; Floral volatiles; GC MS; Nectar composition; Orchidaceae; Pollinator performance; Reproductive success

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; DATA SET; FLOWER VISITING; FRUIT SET; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HERB; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NECTAR; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SECRETION; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUGAR; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHEMISTRY; FLOWER; HISTOLOGY; INSECT; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; ORCHIDACEAE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; FLOWERS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; INSECTS; ORCHIDACEAE; POLLEN; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION;

AMAZONAS [BRAZIL]; BRAZIL; MANAUS; SOUTH AMERICA;

APOIDEA; CENTRIS; EULOPHIA ALTA; HEXAPODA; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 70349603060     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcp191     Document Type: Article

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