Why do pollinators visit proportionally fewer flowers in large patches?

Oikos

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 485-492

  Goulson, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION; FLOWER VISITING; PATCH SIZE; POLLINATOR;

EID: 0034496786     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0706.2000.910309.x     Document Type: Article

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