Epiphytism and pollinator specialization: Drivers for orchid diversity?

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 359, Issue 1450, 2004, Pages 1523-1535

  Gravendeel, Barbara ^a   Smithson, Ann ^b   Slik, Ferry J W ^a   Schuiteman, Andre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN BRANCH   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bulbophyllinae; Epiphytism; Oncidiinae; Orchids; Pollinator specialization; Twig epiphytes

Indexed keywords

EPIPHYTE; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

BULBOPHYLLINAE; ONCIDIINAE; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 8144222595     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2004.1529     Document Type: Conference Paper

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