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Pollinator importance and temporal variation in a population of Phlox divaricata L. (Polemoniaceae)
Author(s): S. Wiggam, C. J. Ferguson
Year: 2005
Journal: American Midland Naturalist
Volume: 154
Issue: 1
Pages: 42-54
Article Topic(s): Phenology, Pollination
Research Setting(s): Prairie
Species Referenced: Phlox divaricata (Wild blue phlox),
Abstract
Researches the pollination and seed set of Phlox divaricata in a tallgrass prairie preserve in Kansas. Lepidopterans accounted for 90% of all visitation. Visitation rates were highest during the evening crepuscular time period and the morning and afternoon diurnal time periods.Suggested Citation
S. Wiggam, and C. J. Ferguson. "Pollinator importance and temporal variation in a population of Phlox divaricata L. (Polemoniaceae)." American Midland Naturalist 154.1 (2005): 42-54.Go back