Trait-mediated effects on flowers: Artificial spiders deceive pollinators and decrease plant fitness

Ecology

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2407-2413

  Gonçalves Souza, Thiago ^a   Omena, Paula M ^a   Souza, José César ^a   Romero, Gustavo Q ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic rainforest; Floral biology; Food web; Foraging behavior; Indirect interactions; Predator traits; Seed set; Trait mediated top down effects; Visual cues

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; AVOIDANCE REACTION; BEE; FLOWER; FLOWER VISITING; FOOD WEB; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; POLLINATOR; PREDATION RISK; SEED SET; SPIDER; TOP-DOWN CONTROL; TROPHIC CASCADE;

APOIDEA; ARANEAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; RUBUS ROSIFOLIUS; THOMISIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FLOWER; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION; PREDATION; ROSACEAE; SPIDER;

ANIMALS; FLOWERS; POLLINATION; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; ROSACEAE; SPIDERS;

EID: 54549105523     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/07-1881.1     Document Type: Article

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