Effects of pollen reward removal on fecundity in a self-incompatible hermaphrodite plant

Plant Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 556-560

  Duffy, K J ^a   Johnson, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aloe; Apis mellifera; Gender conflict; Late acting self incompatibility; Ovule discounting; Pollen theft; Sunbirds

Indexed keywords

BEE; FECUNDITY; FITNESS; FLOWER VISITING; FRUIT; FRUIT SET; HERB; HERMAPHRODITE; NATIVE SPECIES; NECTAR; PASSERINE; POLLEN; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEED SET; SELECTION; SELF INCOMPATIBILITY;

ALOE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; BIRD; FLOWER; HERMAPHRODITIC SPECIES; NECTAR; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; POLLINATION;

ALOE; ANIMALS; BEES; BIRDS; FLOWERS; HERMAPHRODITIC ORGANISMS; PLANT NECTAR; POLLEN; POLLINATION;

ALOE; ALOE MACULATA; ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; ASPHODELACEAE;

EID: 79954514064     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2011.00445.x     Document Type: Article

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