Convergent evolution of sunbird pollination systems of Impatiens species in tropical Africa and hummingbird systems of the New World

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 127-133

  Janeček, Štěpán ^a,b   Bartoš, Michael ^a   Njabo, Kevin Yana ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (Czech Republic)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Cinnyris reichenowi; Co evolution; Cyanomitra oritis; Guilds; Hovering; Nectar robbing; Rainy season

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ASYMMETRY; BIRD; COEVOLUTION; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; EPIPHYTE; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; GUILD; HERB; NECTAR; NEOTROPICAL REGION; NEW WORLD ORDER; PLANT COMMUNITY; POLLINATION; SEASONALITY; TROPICAL REGION;

CAMEROON; MOUNT CAMEROON; SOUTH WEST REGION;

AVES; IMPATIENS; PASSERIFORMES; TROCHILIDAE;

EID: 84926415733     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bij.12475     Document Type: Article

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