Geographic and population variation in pollinating seed-consuming interactions between senita cacti (Lophocereus schottii) and senita moths (Upiga virescens)

Oecologia

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 405-410

  Holland, J Nathaniel ^a   Fleming, Theodore H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Fruit set; Interaction outcome; Mutualism; Pollination; Senita

Indexed keywords

INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MUTUALISM; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; POLLINATION; SEED PREDATION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CACTACEAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PACHYCEREUS SCHOTTII; UPIGA; UPIGA VIRESCENS;

EID: 0032734963     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420050945     Document Type: Article

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