Evolutionary conflict between Trollius europaeus and its seed-parasite pollinators Chiastocheta flies

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 2, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 885-896

  Jaeger, Nicolas ^a   Till Bottraud, Irène ^a   Després, Laurence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JOSEPH FOURIER   (France)

Author keywords

Chiastocheta; Conflict; Flower senescence; Mutualism; Oviposition; Seed predation; Trollius europaeus

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000626555     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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