Nectar properties of the sunbird-pollinated plant Impatiens sakeriana: A comparison with six other co-flowering species

South African Journal of Botany

Volumn 78, Issue , 2012, Pages 63-74

  Bartos M ^a,b   Janecek S ^b   Padysakova E ^a,b   Patacova E ^b   Altman, J ^a,b   Pesata M ^b   Kantorova J ^b   Tropek, R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Impatiens sakeriana; Nectar; Pollination; Sunbird

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FLOWER VISITING; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; INSECT; NECTAR; PASSERINE; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATION; SUGAR;

AFRICA;

AVES; HEXAPODA; IMPATIENS; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 84855914854     PISSN: 02546299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sajb.2011.05.015     Document Type: Article

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