Spatiotemporal variation in the reproductive ecology of two parapatric subspecies of Oenothera cespitosa (Onagraceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1498-1510

  Artz, Derek R ^a,b,c   Villagra, Cristian A ^a,b,d   Raguso, Robert A ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Bees; Breeding system; Hawkmoths; Oenothera cespitosa; Onagraceae; Plant reproductive success; Pollination; Spatiotemporal variation

Indexed keywords

BEE; CLAY SOIL; HABITAT TYPE; HERB; MOTH; PARAPATRY; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLEN; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SANDSTONE; SELF INCOMPATIBILITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

COLORADO PLATEAU; GREAT PLAINS; UNITED STATES;

ANTHOPHORA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; HYLES LINEATA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; OENOTHERA; OENOTHERA CAESPITOSA; ONAGRACEAE; SPHINGIDAE; XYLOCOPA TABANIFORMIS;

EID: 78049248055     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1000086     Document Type: Article

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