Interspecific pollen transfer between two coflowering species was minimized by bumblebee fidelity and differential pollen placement on the bumblebee body

Journal of Plant Ecology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 109-115

  Huang, Zhi Huan ^a   Liu, Huan Le ^a   Huang, Shuang Quan ^b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CENTRAL CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bumblebees; Delphinium yuanum; Female reproductive success; Interspecific pollen transfer; Pollen germination; Pollen placement; Pollination competition; Pollinator fidelity; Salvia przewalskii

Indexed keywords

BOMBUS TRIFASCIATUS; DELPHINIUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SALVIA PRZEWALSKII;

EID: 84927161084     PISSN: 17529921     EISSN: 1752993X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpe/rtv015     Document Type: Article

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