Appearances can be deceiving: Pollination in two sympatric winter-flowering Aloe species

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 668-674

  Symes, C T ^a   Human, H ^a   Nicolson, S W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Co flowering; Greatheadii; Marlothii; Nectarivore; Ornithophily; Sunbird

Indexed keywords

FLORAL TRAIT; FLOWER VISITING; FRUIT SET; HONEYBEE; MONOCOTYLEDON; NECTAR; NECTARIVORY; ORNITHOPHILY; PASSERINE; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; SYMPATRY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ALOE; ALOE MARLOTHII; APIS MELLIFERA; AVES; HEXAPODA;

EID: 70350572298     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2009.08.008     Document Type: Article

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