An experimental study of the interaction between the dwarf palm (Chamaerops humilis) and its floral visitor Derelomus chamaeropsis throughout the life cycle of the weevil

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 551-558

  Anstett, Marie Charlotte ^a  

^a CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Are caceae; Chamaerops; Co evolution; Curculionid; Derelomus; Mutualism; Parasitism; Pollination; Symbiosis; Weevil

Indexed keywords

LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; POLLINATION;

ANIMALIA; CHAMAEROPS; CHAMAEROPS HUMILIS; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; DERELOMUS; DERELOMUS CHAMAEROPSIS; INSECTA;

EID: 0032724203     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(00)86622-9     Document Type: Article

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