The pollination niche and its role in the diversification and maintenance of the southern African flora

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 365, Issue 1539, 2010, Pages 499-516

  Johnson, Steven D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Adaptive radiation; Coevolution; Mutualism; Pollination ecotypes; Pollination syndrome; Speciation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; COEVOLUTION; ECOTYPE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EXTINCTION RISK; GUILD; MIMICRY; PLANT COMMUNITY; POLLINATION; SPECIALIZATION; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY);

SOUTHERN AFRICA;

EID: 76749091924     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2009.0243     Document Type: Review

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