Are nectar robbers cheaters or mutualists?

Ecology

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2651-2661

  Maloof, Joan E ^a,b,c   Inouye, David W ^b,c  

^a SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bombus spp. bumble bee; Cheater; Foraging; Hummingbird; Indirect effects; Mutualism; Nectar robbing; Plant fitness; Pollination

Indexed keywords

FLOWER VISITING; NECTAR; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR;

EID: 0033782235     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2000)081[2651:ANRCOM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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