Pollinator behavior mediates negative interactions between two congeneric invasive plant species

American Naturalist

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 110-118

  Yang, Suann ^a   Ferrari, Matthew J ^a   Shea, Katriona ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carduus acanthoides; Carduus nutans; Gravity model; Indirect interactions; Invasional interference; Pollination.

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ARRAY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COEXISTENCE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HERB; INVASIVE SPECIES; PATCH SIZE; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLEN; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; SEED; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BUTTERFLY; CARDUUS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOWER; FLY; INTRODUCED SPECIES; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BEES; BUTTERFLIES; CARDUUS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DIPTERA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOWERS; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PENNSYLVANIA; POLLINATION; REPRODUCTION;

CARDUUS ACANTHOIDES; CARDUUS NUTANS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 78650901096     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/657433     Document Type: Article

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