Pollination of Saguaro Cactus by Doves, Nectar-Feeding Bats, and Honey Bees
- 19 May 1961
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 133 (3464) , 1594-1595
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.133.3464.1594
Abstract
In a large cage, free-flying western white-winged doves, nectar-feeding Leptonycteris bats, and honey bees were each effective as cross-pollinators of self-sterile saguaro flowers. Seed production and seed viability were not significantly different in fruit from flowers pollinated by these agents. Pollination is not a limiting factor in saguaro repopulation.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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- Some Factors Affecting the Germination of Seed of the Saguaro Cactus (Carnegiea gigantea)American Journal of Botany, 1959