Honeybees facilitate the invasion of Phyla canescens (Verbenaceae) in Australia - no bees, no seed!

Weed Research

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 364-372

  Gross, C L ^a   Gorrell, L ^a   Macdonald, M J ^a   Fatemi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Breeding system; Facilitation; Honeybee; Lippia; Pollinator exclusion experiment; Seed germinability; Weed pollination

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ENTOMOPHILY; FACILITATION; FIELDWORK; GERMINATION; HONEYBEE; INVASIBILITY; NATIVE SPECIES; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; WEED;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; LIPPIA; PHYLA CANESCENS; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 77956395842     PISSN: 00431737     EISSN: 13653180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3180.2010.00788.x     Document Type: Article

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