Regulation of the mutualism between yuccas and yucca moths: Intrinsic and extrinsic patterns of fruit set

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 573-581

  Humphries, Shelley A ^a,b   Addicott, John F ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abscission; Fruit; Mutualism; Yucca; Yucca moth

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; FRUITS;

INFLORESCENCE; POLLINATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

ABSCISSION; FLOWER VISITING; FRUIT SET; MOTH; MUTUALISM;

ANIMALIA; LEPIDOPTERA; PRODOXIDAE; TEGETICULA YUCCASELLA; YUCCA; YUCCA ANGUSTISSIMA KANABENSIS;

EID: 3543069460     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/b04-029     Document Type: Article

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