Impact of plant flowering phenology on the cost/benefit balance in a nursery pollination mutualism, with honest males and cheating females

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 977-986

  Dufay, M ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Chamaerops humilis; Cheating; Deceit pollination; Derelomus chamaeropis; Dioecy; Flowering phenology; Mutualism; Pollen limitation; Pollination

Indexed keywords

CHEATING BEHAVIOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FLOWERING; FRUIT PRODUCTION; MUTUALISM; PHENOLOGY; POLLINATION;

ANIMAL; ARECACEAE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLOWER; FRUIT; GENETIC SELECTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; SPAIN; SYMBIOSIS; WEEVIL;

ANIMALS; ARECACEAE; FEMALE; FLOWERS; FRUIT; MALE; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION, GENETIC; SPAIN; SYMBIOSIS; WEEVILS;

CHAMAEROPS HUMILIS; DERELOMUS;

EID: 77955129533     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.01968.x     Document Type: Article

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