Generalized fly-pollination in Ceropegia ampliata (Apocynaceae-Asclepiadoideae): The role of trapping hairs in pollen export and receipt

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 296, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 137-148

  Coombs, Gareth ^a   Dold, Anthony P ^a   Peter, Craig I ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Asclepiadoideae; Ceropegia ampliata; Fly pollination; Pollen transfer efficiency; Trap flower pollination

Indexed keywords

APOCYNACEAE; ASCLEPIADOIDEAE; CEROPEGIA; HEXAPODA; LAUXANIIDAE; MUSCIDAE; SARCOPHAGIDAE; TACHINIDAE;

EID: 80051949473     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: 16156110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-011-0483-6     Document Type: Article

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