Massive floral display affects insect visits but not pollinator-mediated pollen transfer in Rhododendron ferrugineum

Plant Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 234-243

  Delmas, C E L ^a,b   Escaravage, N ^a,b   Pornon, A ^a,b  

^a Unite Mixte de Recherche 5174 EDB   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Community; Ericaceae; Floral display; Mass flowering species; Patch isolation; Pollen transfer; Visitation rate

Indexed keywords

FLORAL TRAIT; FLOWER VISITING; INSECT; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLEN; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SHRUB; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

APOIDEA; ERICACEAE; HEXAPODA; RHODODENDRON; RHODODENDRON FERRUGINEUM;

ANIMAL; FLOWER; INSECT; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; POLLINATION; RHODODENDRON;

ANIMALS; FLOWERS; INSECTS; POLLEN; POLLINATION; RHODODENDRON;

EID: 84890979111     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/plb.12039     Document Type: Article

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