Size and shape in floral advertisement: Measurement, concepts and implications

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 437, Issue , 1997, Pages 121-140

  Dafni, Amots ^a   Neal, Paul R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Advertisement; Attraction; Flower; Pollination; Pollinator; Shape; Size; Syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879198135     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.1997.437.11     Document Type: Conference Paper

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