Nocturnal mammals, diurnal lizards, and the pollination ecology of the cryptic flowering Acrotriche serrulata (Ericaceae)

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 172, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 173-182

  Johnson, Karen A ^a   McQuillan, Peter B ^a   Kirkpatrick, James B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Egernia whitii; Niveoscincus; Rattus rattus; Secondary pollen presentation; Trichosurus vulpecula

Indexed keywords

CRYPSIS; DICOTYLEDON; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; FLOWER VISITING; FLOWERING; FRUIT SET; GEITONOGAMY; INSECT; LIZARD; MARSUPIAL; NECTAR; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PHENOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RODENT;

AUSTRALIA;

ACROTRICHE; EGERNIA WHITII; ERICACEAE; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; NIVEOSCINCUS; NIVEOSCINCUS METALLICUS; NIVEOSCINCUS OCELLATUS; RATTUS; RATTUS RATTUS; SCINCIDAE; SQUAMATA; TRICHOSURUS; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

EID: 79951520395     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/657280     Document Type: Article

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