Pollination biology and floral scent chemistry of the Neotropical chiropterophilous Parkia pendula

Plant Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 172-182

  Piechowski, D ^a   Dotterl S ^b   Gottsberger, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atlantic Forest; Bat pollination; Brazil; Fabaceae; Floral odor; Mimosoideae; Nectar composition; Nectar production

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; BETA-OCIMENE; OCIMENE; TERPENE;

BAT; DICOTYLEDON; FLORAL TRAIT; FLOWER VISITING; HERMAPHRODITE; MONOTERPENE; NECTAR; NECTARIVORY; NEOTROPIC ECOZONE; ODOR; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAT; CHEMISTRY; FLOWER; LEGUME; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION; ANALYSIS; FABACEAE;

ALKENES; ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; FABACEAE; FLOWERS; MONOTERPENES; ODORS; POLLINATION;

ATLANTIC FOREST; BRAZIL;

FABACEAE; MIMOSOIDEAE; PARKIA PENDULA; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE; PHYLLOSTOMUS; PHYLLOSTOMUS DISCOLOR; PTEROPODIDAE;

EID: 77952416399     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2009.00215.x     Document Type: Article

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