The influence of pollinators and seed predation on seed production in dwarf grassland Protea "sugarbushes" (Proteaceae)

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 79, Issue , 2012, Pages 77-83

  Steenhuisen, S L ^a   Johnson, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Pollination; Protea; Resource limitation; Seed predation; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

AUTOGAMY; DICOTYLEDON; ENTOMOPHILY; GRASSLAND; LARVA; ORNITHOPHILY; OUTCROSSING; POLLEN LIMITATION; SEED PREDATION; SEED PRODUCTION; SEED SET;

KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA;

AVES; HEXAPODA; PROTEA; PROTEA DRACOMONTANA; PROTEA SIMPLEX; PROTEA WELWITSCHII; PROTEACEAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84855908924     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2011.12.004     Document Type: Article

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