Early autonomous selfing in the hummingbird-pollinated epiphyte Pitcairnia brittoniana (Bromeliaceae)

Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 313-321

  Bush, Stephen P ^a   Guilbeau, Jade E ^a  

^a Department of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomous self pollination; Bromeliad; Hummingbird pollination; Tropical cloud forest

Indexed keywords

AUTOGAMY; CLOUD FOREST; EPIPHYTE; INBREEDING; MATING BEHAVIOR; MONOCOTYLEDON; NEOTROPICAL REGION; OUTCROSSING; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; SEED SET;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; MONTEVERDE; PUNTARENAS;

BROMELIACEAE; PITCAIRNIA; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 70350786226     PISSN: 10955674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3159/08-RA-119.1     Document Type: Article

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