Traits and phylogenetic history contribute to network structure across Canadian plant–pollinator communities

Oecologia

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 545-556

  Chamberlain, Scott A ^a   Cartar, Ralph V ^b   Worley, Anne C ^c   Semmler, Sarah J ^c   Gielens, Grahame ^a   Elwell, Sherri ^a   Evans, Megan E ^b   Vamosi, Jana C ^b   Elle, Elizabeth ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Functional trait; Interaction webs; Morphological trait; Mutualism; Trophic levels

Indexed keywords

LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORPHOLOGY; MUTUALISM; PHYLOGENETICS; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; SPECIALIZATION; TROPHIC LEVEL;

CANADA;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CANADA; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; FLOWER; GENETICS; INSECT; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; POLLINATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYMBIOSIS; TREE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CANADA; ECOSYSTEM; FLOWERS; INSECTS; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENY; PLANTS; POLLINATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYMBIOSIS; TREES;

EID: 84907704877     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-014-3035-2     Document Type: Article

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