Three-way coexistence in obligate mutualist-exploiter interactions: The potential role of competition

American Naturalist

Volumn 161, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 860-875

  Morris, William F ^a   Bronstein, Judith L ^b   Wilson, William G ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Competition; Exploiter; Obligate mutualism; Pollinating seed parasite; Yucca

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MUTUALISM; OBLIGATE BEHAVIOR; POLLINATOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INSECT; LARVA; PLANT SEED; POLLEN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; YUCCA;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; INSECTS; LARVA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POLLEN; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEEDS; YUCCA;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; YUCCA;

EID: 0037626644     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/375175     Document Type: Article

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