Triple interaction network among flowers, flower visitors and crab spiders in a grassland ecosystem

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 153-164

  Marrero, Hugo J ^a,c   Torretta, Juan Pablo ^a,c   Pompozzi, Gabriel ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

^c Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

crab spiders; pollinator prey; tri trophic interaction network; triple interaction

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; THOMISIDAE;

EID: 84896727696     PISSN: 01650521     EISSN: 17445140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650521.2013.869125     Document Type: Article

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