Experimental evidence that both parties benefit in a facultative plant-spider mutualism

Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1642-1650

  Whitney, Kenneth D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acacia; Density mediated indirect effects; Extrafloral nectar; Kinchega National Park, New South Wales, Australia; Mutualism; Phryganoporus candidus; Plant spider interactions; Seed predation, predispersal; Spiders; Stable isotope analysis; Top down effects

Indexed keywords

MUTUALISM; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; SEED PRODUCTION; SPIDER;

ACACIA; ACACIA LIGULATA; ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; CURCULIONIDAE; DESIDAE; DODONAEA VISCOSA; HETEROPTERA; INSECTA; PHRYGANOPORUS CANDIDUS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 4444342517     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/03-0282     Document Type: Article

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