Optimal pollinator attraction strategies in Trollius ranunculoides Hemsl. (Ranunculaceae) at different altitudes: Increased floral display or promotion of nectar output?

Plant Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 551-555

  Ye, X Q ^a,b   Meng, J L ^a   Zhao, Z G ^a   Fan, B L ^a   Du, G Z ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Floral display; Nectar reward; Pollen limitation; Visitation duration; Visitation rate

Indexed keywords

INSECT ATTRACTANTS; PHEROMONE;

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ALTITUDE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HERB; NECTAR; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLEN; POLLINATOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SELF INCOMPATIBILITY;

ADAPTATION; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CHINA; FLOWER; HISTOLOGY; NECTAR; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; POLLEN; POLLINATION; RANUNCULACEAE;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ALTITUDE; FLOWERS; PHEROMONES; PLANT NECTAR; POLLEN; POLLINATION; RANUNCULACEAE; SEEDS; TIBET;

CHINA; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU;

RANUNCULACEAE; TROLLIUS RANUNCULOIDES;

EID: 79954505973     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2010.00402.x     Document Type: Article

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