Does asymmetric specialization differ between mutualistic and trophic networks?

Oikos

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 555-563

  Thébault, Elisa ^a,b   Fontaine, Colin ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; FOOD WEB; GENERALIST; HERBIVORY; MUTUALISM; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; SPECIALIZATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

HEXAPODA;

EID: 41149088954     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2008.16485.x     Document Type: Article

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