Ipomoea bahiensis pollinators: Bees or butterflies?

Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants

Volumn 206, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 662-667

  Pacheco Filho, Alipio José de Souza ^a   Westerkamp, Christian ^a   Freitas, Breno Magalhães ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allogamy; Morning glory; Nectar flower; Pollen foraging; Psychophily

Indexed keywords

BEE; BUTTERFLY; DICOTYLEDON; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; NECTAR; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLEN; POLLINATION;

APOIDEA; IPOMOEA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 79957529225     PISSN: 03672530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.flora.2011.02.002     Document Type: Article

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