Early reproductive failure increases nectar reward and pollination success of late-produced flowers in Alstroemeria aurea (Alstroemeriaceae)

LADIO, A.H. Y M.A. AIZEN

OECOLOGIA

SPRINGER

Lugar: Berlin; Año: 1999 vol. 120 p. 235 - 241

0029-8549

Fertile ramets of bumblebee-pollinated Alstroemeria aurea, a clonal perennial native to the temperate forests of the southern Andes, produce single terminal inflorescences that may bear two or more temporally non-overlapping whorls of flowers. While fruit set is commonly high (>80%) among early-opening flowers, it is usually low (