Colour mimicry and sexual deception by Tongue orchids (Cryptostylis)

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 97-102

  Gaskett, A C ^a,b,c   Herberstein, M E ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c Mudd Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptostylis; Floral colour; Insect vision; Lissopimpla excelsa; Pollination

Indexed keywords

COLOR; MIMICRY; MONOCOTYLEDON; PERCEPTION; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; SEX PHEROMONE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VISION; WASP;

ANIMALS; COLOR; DECEPTION; FEMALE; FLOWERS; INSECTS; MALE; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; ORCHIDACEAE; POLLEN; POLLINATION; WASPS;

CRYPTOSTYLIS; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; ICHNEUMONIDAE; LISSOPIMPLA EXCELSA; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 73649133964     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-009-0611-0     Document Type: Article

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