Facilitation in an insect-pollinated herb with a floral display dimorphism

Ecology

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2113-2117

  Toräng, Per ^a   Ehrlén, Johan ^b   Ågren, Jon ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alternative reproductive strategies; Facilitation; Floral display; Plant height; Pollination; Positive interactions; Predation; Primula farinosa

Indexed keywords

ATTRACTANT; CONSPECIFIC; DIMORPHISM; FACILITATION; FLORAL TRAIT; FLOWER VISITING; FRUIT PRODUCTION; HEIGHT; HERB; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATION; SEED PRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; PRIMULA FARINOSA; PRIMULACEAE;

EID: 33747074893     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: 00129658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[2113:FIAIHW]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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