The importance of pollinators and autonomous self-fertilisation in the early stages of plant invasions: Banksia and Hakea (Proteaceae) as case studies

Plant Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 124-131

  Moodley, D ^a,b,c   Geerts, S ^a,b,d   Richardson, D M ^a   Wilson, J R U ^a,b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^d CAPE PENINSULA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Biological invasions; Breeding system; Naturalisation; Pollen limitation index; Proteaceae; South Africa

Indexed keywords

AUTOGAMY; BEE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BIRD; DICOTYLEDON; FLOWER VISITING; INSECT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; NATURALIZATION; POLLINATOR; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEED SET; SELF INCOMPATIBILITY;

AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AFRICA;

APIS MELLIFERA; AVES; BANKSIA; HAKEA; HAKEA SALICIFOLIA; HEXAPODA; PROTEACEAE;

ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; BEE; FLOWER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; POLLEN; POLLINATION; PROTEACEAE; SELF FERTILIZATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BEES; FLOWERS; INSECTS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; POLLEN; POLLINATION; PROTEACEAE; SEEDS; SELF-FERTILIZATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84954437123     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: 14388677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/plb.12334     Document Type: Article

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