Population dynamics and the ecological stability of obligate pollination mutualisms

Oecologia

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 575-586

  Holland, J Nathaniel ^a   DeAngelis, Donald L ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefits; Costs; Fruit abortion; Functional response; Mutualism

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL STABILITY; MOTH; MUTUALISM; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; POLLINATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

AGAVACEAE; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; YUCCA;

EID: 0035026381     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004420000542     Document Type: Article

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