Resource partitioning among flower visitors: Extensions of Possingham's model

Evolutionary Ecology Research

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 765-783

  Rodríguez Gironés, Miguel A ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Exploitation competition; Floral nectar; Habitat selection; Ideal free distribution; Optimal foraging

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746509708     PISSN: 15220613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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