Evolution of pollination and mutualism in the yucca moth lineage

American Naturalist

Volumn 148, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 827-847

  Pellmyr, Olle ^a   Thompson, John N ^b   Brown, Jonathan M ^c   Harrison, Richard G ^d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GRINNELL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUTUALISM; POLLINATION; YUCCA; YUCCA MOTH;

AGAVACEAE; GREYA; LEPIDOPTERA; PARATEGETICULA; PRODOXIDAE; TEGETICULA; YUCCA;

EID: 0030303534     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/285958     Document Type: Article

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