Oil collecting bees and Byrsonima cydoniifolia A. Juss. (Malpighiaceae) interactions: the prevalence of long-distance cross pollination driving reproductive success

Oil-collecting bees are the natural pollinators of oil-flower plants, but little is known about the pollination process and the effectiveness of their pollination service to the reproductive success of their host plants. In species of Byrsonima the reproductive system have been described as auto-com...

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Main Authors: MORGANA S. SAZAN, ANTONIO DIEGO M. BEZERRA, BRENO M. FREITAS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Ciências 2014-03-01
Series:Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652014000100347&lng=en&tlng=en