Long-tongued insects promote disassortative pollen transfer in style-dimorphic Narcissus papyraceus (Amaryllidaceae)

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 116-125

  Simón Porcar, Violeta I ^a   Santos Gally, Rocío ^a   Arroyo, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Heterostyly; Mating patterns; Narcissus; Pollen removal; Pollination; Pollinator efficiency; Self pollination; Short tongued pollinators; Style dimorphism

Indexed keywords

AUTOGAMY; DIMORPHISM; FLORAL TRAIT; FLOWER; FLOWER VISITING; HERB; INSECT; NECTAR; POLLEN;

AMARYLLIDACEAE; HEXAPODA; NARCISSUS; NARCISSUS PAPYRACEUS;

EID: 84890314235     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12179     Document Type: Article

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