Floral epidermal structure and flower orientation: Getting to grips with awkward flowers

Arthropod-Plant Interactions

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 279-285

  Rands, Sean A ^a   Glover, Beverley J ^b   Whitney, Heather M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conical cell; Floral orientation; Grip; Pairwise comparisons; Plant surface; Tactile structures

Indexed keywords

BEE; FLORAL TRAIT; FLOWER; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR;

APOIDEA;

EID: 81455158993     PISSN: 18728855     EISSN: 18728847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11829-011-9146-3     Document Type: Article

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