Insect pollination in the African cycad Encephalartos friderici-guilielmi Lehm

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 682-688

  Suinyuy, T N ^a,d   Donaldson, J S ^a,b,d   Johnson, S D ^c  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cycad pollination; Encephalartos friderici gulielmi; Erotylidae beetle; Metacucujus encephalarti; Porthetes hispidus; Zamiaceae

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; DATA SET; DYE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GYMNOSPERM; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; SEED SET;

BOGANIIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CUCUJOIDEA; CURCULIONIDAE; CURCULIONOIDEA; CYCADOPSIDA; ENCEPHALARTOS; EROTYLIDAE; HEXAPODA; METACUCUJUS; PORTHETES; ZAMIACEAE;

EID: 70350569912     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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