Martínez-Peralta C., Mandujano M. C., Reproductive ecology of the endangered living rock cactus, Ariocarpus fissuratus (Cactaceae), The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, 2011, 138(2):145-155, doi: 10.3159/TORREY-D-10-00010.1
The study of one Ariocarpus fissuratus population in Cuatrociénegas in 2005–2006 combines flowering phenology, individual flower activity duration, manual pollination and insect observations. It documents short mass-flowering peaks and the advantage of cross-pollination, with varying proportions of one- and two-day flowers. It separately assesses beetle flower consumption and potential pollinator visit frequencies.