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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Main Authors: Lorena Coutinho Nery da Fonseca, André Rodrigo Rech, Pedro Joaquim Bergamo, Vania Gonçalves-Esteves, Marlies Sazima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro
Series:Rodriguésia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2175-78602016000200335&lng=en&tlng=en