Pollination of philodendron acutatum (Araceae) in the atlantic forest of Northeastern Brazil: A single scarab beetle species guarantees high fruit set

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 171, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 740-748

  Maia, Artur Campos Dália ^a,b   Schlindwein, Clemens ^c   Navarro, Daniela Maria Almeida Ferraz ^c   Gibernau, Marc ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Cyclocephala; Floral volatiles; Pollination specificity; Reproductive success; Thermogenesis

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; BEETLE; ENTOMOPHILY; EPIPHYTE; FLOWER VISITING; FRUIT SET; MONOCOTYLEDON; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SELF INCOMPATIBILITY; TROPICAL FOREST;

ATLANTIC FOREST; BRAZIL;

ARACEAE; COLEOPTERA; CYCLOCEPHALA; DYNASTINAE; HEXAPODA; PHILODENDRON; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 77956042375     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/654846     Document Type: Article

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