Reproductive biology of Echinopsis terscheckii (Cactaceae): The role of nocturnal and diurnal pollinators

Plant Biology

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 33-40

  Ortega Baes, P ^a   Saravia, M ^a   Suhring S ^a   Godinez Alvarez H ^b   Zamar, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE JUJUY   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cactaceae; Columnar cactus; Echinopsis; Moth pollination; Trichocereeae

Indexed keywords

BEE; BIRD; CACTUS; DESERT; ENDEMIC SPECIES; FLOWER VISITING; MORPHOLOGY; MOTH; NECTAR; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BEE; BREEDING; CACTACEAE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FLOWER; FRUIT; HISTOLOGY; MOTH; NECTAR; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; POLLEN; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; TIME;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; BEES; BREEDING; CACTACEAE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FLOWERS; FRUIT; MOTHS; PLANT NECTAR; POLLEN; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; SEEDS; TIME FACTORS;

ARGENTINA;

APOIDEA; AVES; CACTACEAE; ECHINOPSIS; LEPIDOPTERA; TRICHOCEREEAE;

EID: 78650154752     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2010.00332.x     Document Type: Article

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