Yeasts in floral nectar of some South African plants: Quantification and associations with pollinator type and sugar concentration

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 798-806

  de Vega, Clara ^a,b   Herrera, C M ^a   Johnson, S D ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Birds; Floral nectar concentration; Insects; Microbial communities; Nectarivorous yeast; Plant pollinator interactions; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; DISEASE INCIDENCE; FLORAL TRAIT; FLOWER VISITING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROSCOPY; MONOCOTYLEDON; MUTUALISM; NECTARIVORY; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; SUGAR; YEAST;

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

AVES; GRAMINICOLA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; MORAEA; WATSONIA;

EID: 70350574841     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2009.07.016     Document Type: Article

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