Pollination biology of Myrtillocactus schenckii (Cactaceae) in wild and managed populations of the Tehuacán Valley, México

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 897-904

  Ortíz, Fernando ^a   Stoner, Kathryn E ^a   Pérez Negrón, Edgar ^a   Casas, Alejandro ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN ECOSISTEMAS Y SUSTENTABILIDAD   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Columnar cacti; Domestication; Garambullo; Non timber forest products; Pollination

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEE; CACTUS; DIVERGENCE; DOMESTICATION; FLOWER VISITING; FRUIT PRODUCTION; NONTIMBER FOREST PRODUCT; PHENOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SCRUB; SILVICULTURE; WILD POPULATION;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; PUEBLA [MEXICO]; TEHUACAN VALLEY;

APIS MELLIFERA; CACTACEAE; MYRTILLOCACTUS SCHENCKII; PLEBEIA;

EID: 77953134700     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2010.01.009     Document Type: Article

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