Evidence for beetle pollination in the African grassland sugarbushes (Protea: Proteaceae)

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 298, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 857-869

  Steenhuisen, Sandy Lynn ^a   Johnson, Steven D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Atrichelaphinis tigrina; Cetoniinae; Nectar; Specialized pollination systems

Indexed keywords

AVES; CETONIINAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; PROTEA; PROTEA CAFFRA; PROTEA DRACOMONTANA; PROTEA SIMPLEX; PROTEA WELWITSCHII; PROTEACEAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 84860163167     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: 16156110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-012-0589-5     Document Type: Article

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