A neutral-niche theory of nestedness in mutualistic networks

Oikos

Volumn 117, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1609-1618

  Krishna, Abhay ^a   Guimarães Jr , Paulo R ^a,b   Jordano, Pedro ^a   Bascompte, Jordi ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COEVOLUTION; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; GENERALIST; MUTUALISM; NESTEDNESS; NICHE; PERSISTENCE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPECIALIZATION; TROPHIC STRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 55049096839     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2008.16540.x     Document Type: Article

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