Differences in the diversity and composition of the pollinator assemblage of two co-flowering congeneric alpine wallflowers, Erysimum nevadense and E. baeticum

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 205, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 266-275

  Ortigosa, Angel L ^a   Gómez, José M ^a  

^a Investigadora del Instituto de Investigación de Estudios de las Mujeres y de Género UGR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alpine plants; E. baeticum baeticum; Erysimum nevadense; Floral traits; Pollination generalization; Pollinator diversity

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BEETLE; DICOTYLEDON; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FLORAL TRAIT; FLOWER VISITING; GENERALIST; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANDALUCIA; SIERRA NEVADA NATIONAL PARK; SPAIN;

APOIDEA; BRASSICACEAE; COLEOPTERA; ERYSIMUM; ERYSIMUM CHEIRI; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; SYRPHIDAE;

EID: 77949568758     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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