Explaining variation in the effect of floral density on pollinator visitation

American Naturalist

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-166

  Essenberg, Carla J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Allee effects; Density; Ideal free distribution; Mutualism; Pollination

Indexed keywords

ALLEE EFFECT; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; DICOTYLEDON; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EXTINCTION RISK; FLOWER VISITING; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IDEAL FREE DISTRIBUTION; MUTUALISM; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATION; VULNERABILITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASTERACEAE; BEE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENT; FLOWER; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION; POPULATION DENSITY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ASTERACEAE; BEES; CALIFORNIA; ENVIRONMENT; FLOWERS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE; POLLINATION; POPULATION DENSITY;

HOLOCARPHA VIRGATA;

EID: 84863637989     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/666610     Document Type: Article

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