Sapromyiophily in the native orchid, Bulbophyllum variegatum, on Réunion (Mascarene Archipelago, Indian Ocean)

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 591-599

  Humeau, Laurence ^a   Micheneau, Claire ^a,b   Jacquemyn, Hans ^c   Gauvin Bialecki, Anne ^a   Fournel, Jacques ^a   Pailler, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA RÉUNION   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

floral scent; fly pollination; Orchidaceae; self compatibility

Indexed keywords

BULBOPHYLLUM; ORCHIDACEAE;

EID: 84885690860     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467411000411     Document Type: Article

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