The impact of floral larceny on individuals, populations, and communities

Oecologia

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 161-168

  Irwin, Rebecca E ^a,d   Brody, Alison K ^a,b   Waser, Nickolas M ^a,c  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Floral larceny; Food webs; Indirect effects; Pollination; Population dynamics

Indexed keywords

FLOWER VISITING; POLLINATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

EID: 0034777153     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420100739     Document Type: Review

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