Heterospecific pollen deposition among plants sharing hummingbird pollinators in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
Abstract Hummingbirds are the most important group of pollinating birds in the Neotropics and tend to use, concomitantly, more than one plant species as food source. Pollen may be mixed on hummingbirds' body due to the visits to different plant species; therefore, these birds may promote hetero...
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Language: | English |
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Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro
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Series: | Rodriguésia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2175-78602016000200335&lng=en&tlng=en |