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Effects of Herbivory and Inflorescence Size on Insect Visitation to Eryngium yuccifolium (Apiaceae) a Prairie Plant
Author(s): C. A. Danderson and B. Molano-Flores
Month: Jan
Year: 2010
Journal: American Midland Naturalist
Volume: 163
Issue: 1
Pages: 234-246
Article Topic(s): Pollination,Disturbance
Research Setting(s): Field
Species Referenced: Eryngium yuccifolium (Rattlesnake master),
Abstract
This study investigated whether moth damage to inflorescences and inflorescence size affect visitation rates of Eryngim yuccifolium flowers. Damaged and smaller inflorescences were visited less than larger and undamaged inflorescences.Suggested Citation
C. A. Danderson and B. Molano-Flores. "Effects of Herbivory and Inflorescence Size on Insect Visitation to Eryngium yuccifolium (Apiaceae) a Prairie Plant." American Midland Naturalist 163.1 (2010): 234-246.Go back