Synchronized reproduction promotes species coexistence through reproductive facilitation

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 274, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 136-144

  Chen, Yu Yun ^a,b   Hsu, Sze Bi ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR THEORETICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Indirect mutualism; Recruitment enhancement; Species coexistence; Synchrony

Indexed keywords

ALLEE EFFECT; COEXISTENCE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ECOLOGICAL MODELING; MUTUALISM; NICHE PARTITIONING; PERSISTENCE; PLANT; POLLINATOR; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SYNCHRONY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FLOWER DEVELOPMENT; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE SPECIES; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES COEXISTENCE; SYMBIOSIS;

MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SYMBIOSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79251631284     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2011.01.013     Document Type: Article

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