Density-dependent effects of ants on selection for bumble bee pollination in Polemonium viscosum

Ecology

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1202-1209

  Galen, Candace ^a   Geib, Jennifer C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine skypilot; Bombus kirbyellus; Bumble bee pollinators; Cheaters; Density dependence; Exploitation; Flower size; Formica neorufibarbus gelida; Mutualism; Nectar thieving ants; Polemonium viscosum; Selection

Indexed keywords

ANT; BEE; CHEATING BEHAVIOR; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ECOSYSTEM SERVICE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FITNESS; FLOWER; HERB; MUTUALISM; NATURAL SELECTION; POLLINATION; SEED PRODUCTION;

BOMBUS (GENUS); FORMICA NEORUFIBARBIS; FORMICIDAE; POLEMONIUM VISCOSUM;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; BEE; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOWER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTS; ASTERACEAE; BEES; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOWERS; POLLEN; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34447092736     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/06-1455     Document Type: Article

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