Non-random fruit retention in Yucca filamentosa: Consequences for an obligate mutualism

Oikos

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 576-584

  Huth, Chad J ^a   Pellmyr, Olle ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

YUCCA FILAMENTOSA; AGAVACEAE; CARPOPHILUS MELANOPTERUS; COLEOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; NITIDULIDAE; PRODOXIDAE; TEGETICULA YUCCASELLA;

FRUIT RETENTION; MUTUALISM; OVIPOSITION; POLLINATION; YUCCA MOTH;

EID: 0030617852     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3545620     Document Type: Article

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