Pollinator coupling can induce synchronized flowering in different plant species

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 267, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 153-163

  Tachiki, Yuuya ^a   Iwasa, Yoh ^a   Satake, Akiko ^b,c  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

General flowering; Masting; Pollen coupling; Resource budget model

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; FLOWERING; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MASTING; POLLEN; POLLINATOR; RAINFOREST; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOWERING; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; PLANT INSECT INTERACTION; PLANT REPRODUCTION; POLLEN COMPETITION; POLLINATOR; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANIMALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FLOWERS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANTS; POLLINATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 77956246462     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2010.08.023     Document Type: Article

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