Relationship between floral traits and floral visitors in two coexisting Tecoma species (Bignoniaceae)

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 293, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 207-211

  Curti, Ramiro N ^a,b   Ortega Baes, Pablo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SALTA   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bees; Bignoniaceae; Floral traits; Hummingbirds; Pollination syndromes; Tecoma

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; AVES; BIGNONIACEAE; BOMBUS ATRATUS; CHLOROSTILBON; COLIBRI SERRIROSTRIS; HYMENOPTERA; TECOMA; TECOMA STANS; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 79955938109     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: 16156110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-011-0436-0     Document Type: Article

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