Relationships among nectar-dwelling yeasts, flowers and ants: Patterns and incidence on nectar traits

Oikos

Volumn 121, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1878-1888

  De Vega, Clara ^a   Herrera, Carlos M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DICOTYLEDON; FLOWER VISITING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; FUNGUS; NECTAR; NECTARIVORY; PLANT-INSECT INTERACTION; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POLLINATION; YEAST;

APOIDEA; CYTINUS HYPOCISTIS; FORMICIDAE; METSCHNIKOWIA REUKAUFII;

EID: 84867740445     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2012.20295.x     Document Type: Article

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