Can pollination niches facilitate plant coexistence?

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 30-37

  Pauw, Anton ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COEXISTENCE; FLORAL TRAIT; GROWTH RATE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; NICHE; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; INSECT; POLLINATION; POPULATION GROWTH; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION; REVIEW;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; INSECTS; POLLINATION; POPULATION GROWTH; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION;

EID: 84871704092     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2012.07.019     Document Type: Review

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