The effect of mammalian herbivory on inflorescence architecture in ornithophilous babiana (Iridaceae): Implications for the evolution of a bird perch

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1096-1113

  de Waal, Caroli ^a,b   Barrett, Spencer C H ^a   Anderson, Bruce ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Babiana; Bird perch; Cross pollination; Floral display; Florivory; Herbivores; Inflorescence architecture; Selection; Sunbird; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLOWER; HERBIVORY; MONOCOTYLEDON; PASSERINE; PERCID; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; POLLINATION; SPECIALIZATION; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ANTELOPE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HERBIVORY; INFLORESCENCE; IRIDACEAE; MAMMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; POLLEN; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTELOPES; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HERBIVORY; INFLORESCENCE; IRIDACEAE; MAMMALS; POLLEN; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; SEEDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

AVES; BABIANA; IRIDACEAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84862132692     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1100295     Document Type: Article

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