Coexistence of mutualists and antagonists: Exploring the impact of cheaters on the yucca - Yucca moth mutualism

Oecologia

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 454-463

  Marr, Deborah L ^a,b   Brock, Marcus T ^a,c   Pellmyr, Olle ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Antagonism; Mutualism; Plant pollinator interactions; Species coexistence; Stability of cheaters

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISM; CHEATING BEHAVIOR; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MORTALITY; MUTUALISM; POLLINATOR; POPULATION DENSITY; SEED PREDATION;

ANIMALIA; LEPIDOPTERA; PRODOXIDAE; TEGETICULA INTERMEDIA; TEGETICULA YUCCASELLA; YUCCA; YUCCA FILAMENTOSA;

EID: 0034890479     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420100669     Document Type: Article

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