Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2179948 | Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants | 2010 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Although E. chiloensis has nocturnal flowers, various floral traits where found to differ from the classical hawkmoth pollination syndrome, suggesting a shift from the specialized nocturnal to a more open pollination syndrome, thus adding to fruit set when hawkmoths are locally or temporarily scarce.
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Authors
Helmut E. Walter,