nectar of Justicia and Columnea: composition and concentration in a humid tropical climate

Studies in Costa Rica on two ornithophilous flowers, Justicia aurea (Acanthaceae) and Columnea glabra (Gesneriaceae) showed a constancy of nectar solute concentrations that was attributed to microclimatic protection by the tubular corolla and to copious nectar secretion, helped by waterproofing by a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Oecologia 1981, Vol.51 (3), p.412-418
Hauptverfasser:	Corbet, S.A, Willmer, P.G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Amino acids Corolla Flowers Humidity Inflorescences Microclimates Nectar plant ecology Relative humidity Solutes Sugars
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