A comparison of reproductive strategies between island and mainland Caribbean Gesneriaceae

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1190-1204

  Martén Rodríguez, Silvana ^a,b   Quesada, Mauricio ^a   Castro, Abel Almarales ^c   Lopezaraiza Mikel, Martha ^a,d   Fenster, Charles B ^e  

^a INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^c Centro Oriental de Biodiversidad Y Ecosistemas   (Cuba)

^d UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE GUERRERO   (Mexico)

^e Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Gesneriaceae; Island; Mainland; Pollination; Reproductive ecology; Self pollination; Specialization

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; EPIPHYTE; GENERALIST; ISLAND; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPECIALIZATION;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS;

APOIDEA; GESNERIACEAE; HEMARIS;

EID: 84939566625     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.12457     Document Type: Article

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