Concepts of pollinator performance: Is a simple approach necessary to achieve a standardized terminology?

Revista Brasileira de Botanica

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 3-8

  Freitas, Leandro ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS JARDIM BOTÂNICO DO RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fitness; Plant reproductive success; Pollinator effectiveness; Pollinator performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884186712     PISSN: 01008404     EISSN: 18069959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40415-013-0005-6     Document Type: Article

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