Population dependence in the interactions with neighbors for pollination: A field experiment with Taraxacum officinale

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 760-769

  Lázaro, Amparo ^a   Totland, Ørjan ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Competition; Composition of visits; Facilitation; Floral neighborhood; Foraging behavior; Local density; Local diversity; Salvia farinacae; Tagetes bonanza; Taraxacum officinale; Visitation rates

Indexed keywords

ENTOMOPHILY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELDWORK; FITNESS; HONEYBEE; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; POPULATION ECOLOGY;

APIS MELLIFERA; SALVIA; TAGETES; TARAXACUM; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE;

EID: 77952363720     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.0900263     Document Type: Article

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