Effects of nectar robbing by Xylocopa californica on Chilopsis linearis (Bignoniaceae)
The interaction between Xylocopa californica and Chilopsis linearis was used to test the hypothesis that nectar robbing is costly to plants. No evidence for these costs, either in terms of decreased pollination or increased energy demands, was found. In fact, the mean number of seeds per fruit and t...
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The University of Arizona.
1989
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/277005 |