Interaction Intimacy Affects Structure and Coevolutionary Dynamics in Mutualistic Networks

Current Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 1797-1803

  Guimarães Jr , Paulo R ^a,b   Rico Gray, Victor ^c   Oliveira, Paulo S ^a   Izzo, Thiago J ^a   dos Reis, Sérgio F ^d   Thompson, John N ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

EVO_ECOL

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 35348896519     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.09.059     Document Type: Article

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