Testing hypotheses for excess flower production and low fruit-to-flower ratios in a pollinating seed-consuming mutualism

Oikos

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 633-640

  Holland, J Nathaniel ^a   Bronstein, Judith L ^b   DeAngelis, Donald L ^c  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

^c Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOWER; FRUIT; HERBIVORY; MUTUALISM; POLLINATION; SEED PREDATION;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CACTACEAE; PACHYCEREUS SCHOTTII;

EID: 3042586211     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2004.13058.x     Document Type: Article

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