Flower color influences insect visitation in alpine New Zealand

Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2638-2649

  Campbell, Diane R ^a   Bischoff, Mascha ^b   Lord, Janice M ^b   Robertson, Alastair W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alpine plants; Bee; Brachyglottis; Brachyscome; Flower color; New zealand; Ourisia; Pollinator preference; Syrphid fly; UV

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; BEE; COLOR MORPH; FLORAL TRAIT; FLOWER; FLY; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FLOWER; INSECT; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; PLANT; POLLINATION;

ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; FLOWERS; INSECTS; NEW ZEALAND; PIGMENTATION; PLANTS; POLLINATION;

NEW ZEALAND;

ALLOGRAPTA; APOIDEA; BRACHYGLOTTIS; BRACHYSCOME; HEXAPODA; HYLAEUS; LEIOPROCTUS; OURISIA; OURISIA GLANDULOSA; PLATYCHEIRUS; SYRPHIDAE;

EID: 77956609768     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-0941.1     Document Type: Article

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