Implications of inflorescence clustering for the visitation rate by hummingbirds and fruit production by Heliconia bihai (L.) L. (Heliconiaceae)

Plant spatial distribution can influence the activity of floral visitors. Flower clustering in patches may be more attractive to visitors and it supposedly influences the fruit production. This study aimed to test the hypothesis that in Heliconia bihai (L.) L. (Heliconiaceae) the inflorescence clust...

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Main Authors: Caio César Corrêa Missagia, Fábio de Castro Verçoza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2015-09-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/2175-7925.2015v28n3p181