Regulation of the mutualism between yuccas and yucca moths: Intrinsic and extrinsic factors affecting flower retention

Oikos

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 329-339

  Humphries, Shelley A ^a   Addicott, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOWERING; MUTUALISM; OVIPOSITION; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; POLLINATION;

INCURVARIIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; TEGETICULA; YUCCA; YUCCA KANABENSIS;

EID: 0034022491     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2000.890214.x     Document Type: Article

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