Specialization clines in the pollination systems of agaves (agavaceae) and columnar cacti (cactaceae): A phylogenetically controlled meta-analysis

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1887-1895

  Munguía Rosas, Miguel A ^a   Sosa, Vinicio J ^a   Ojeda, Mario M ^b   Arturo de Nova, J ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Agavaceae; Agave; Cactaceae; Columnar cactus; Comparative method; Generalization; Meta analysis; Phylogenetic meta analysis; Pollen limitation; Pollination system; Specialization

Indexed keywords

CACTUS; CLINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLOWER VISITING; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; META-ANALYSIS; MONOCOTYLEDON; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; POLLEN LIMITATION; POLLINATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPECIALIZATION;

AGAVACEAE; AGAVE; ANIMALIA; CACTACEAE;

EID: 70349931416     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0800392     Document Type: Article

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