A Geographic Mosaic of Plant-Pollinator Interactions in the Eastern Caribbean Islands

Biotropica

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 224-235

  Gowda, Vinita ^a,b   Kress, W John ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Coevolution; Eulampis jugularis; Geographic mosaic of coevolution; Phenology; Pollination; Visitation frequency; Visitation rate

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BIRD; COEVOLUTION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLOWER VISITING; FLOWERING; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MONOCOTYLEDON; NECTAR; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATION;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS;

ANIMALIA; EULAMPIS JUGULARIS; HELICONIA; HELICONIA BIHAI; HELICONIA CARIBAEA; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 84874505050     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2012.00915.x     Document Type: Article

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