Size constraints and flower abundance determine the number of interactions in a plant-flower visitor web

Oikos

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 111-121

  Stang, Martina ^a   Klinkhamer, Peter G L ^a   Van Der Meijden, Eddy ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FLOWER VISITING; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; POLLINATION;

INSECTA;

EID: 33645124596     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2006.14199.x     Document Type: Article

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