Biotic interaction strength and the intensity of selection

Ecology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1054-1060

  Benkman, Craig W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Antagonistic interactions; Mutualistic interactions; Opportunity for selection; Seed dispersal; Seed predation; Selection differentials

Indexed keywords

EID: 84931749022     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ele.12138     Document Type: Article

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