Analysis and assembling of network structure in mutualistic systems

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 246, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 510-521

  Medan, Diego ^a,e   Perazzo, Roberto P J ^b   Devoto, Mariano ^a   Burgos, Enrique ^c,e   Zimmermann, Martín G ^a,e   Ceva, Horacio ^c   Delbue, Ana M ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Argentina)

^d PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA ARGENTINA   (Argentina)

^e Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Mutualistic systems; Nestedness; Network; Plant pollinator; Preferential attachment

Indexed keywords

MODELING; MUTUALISM; NESTEDNESS; NETWORK ANALYSIS; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATION; SEED DISPERSAL;

ARTICLE; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PLANT ANIMAL INTERACTION; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SYMBIOSIS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; PLANTS; POLLEN; REPRODUCTION; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34247551729     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2006.12.033     Document Type: Article

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