Do extrafloral nectar resources, species abundances, and body sizes contribute to the structure of ant-plant mutualistic networks?

Oecologia

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 741-750

  Chamberlain, Scott A ^a   Kilpatrick, Jeffrey R ^a   Holland, J Nathaniel ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant plant interaction; Community structure; Ecological network; Interaction frequency; Nestedness

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANT; BODY SIZE; FLOWER; MUTUALISM; NECTAR; NESTEDNESS; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; SPECIALIST;

ANIMAL; ANT; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; NECTAR; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BODY SIZE; PLANT NECTAR; PLANTS; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

SONORAN DESERT;

FORMICIDAE;

EID: 77958002460     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-010-1673-6     Document Type: Article

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