Influences of sampling effort on detected patterns and structuring processes of a Neotropical plant-hummingbird network

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 262-272

  Vizentin Bugoni, Jeferson ^a,b   Maruyama, Pietro K ^a   Debastiani, Vanderlei J ^c   Duarte, L da S ^c   Dalsgaard, Bo ^b   Sazima, Marlies ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

NODF; Connectance; Forbidden links; Modularity; Nestedness; Network metrics; Neutrality; Plant pollinator networks; QuanBiMo; Specialization

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ALGORITHM; BIRD; CONNECTIVITY; NEOTROPICAL REGION; NESTEDNESS; NETWORK ANALYSIS; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; RAINFOREST; SAMPLING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIALIZATION;

ATLANTIC FOREST; BRAZIL;

ANIMAL; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; BRAZIL; FOOD CHAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLINATION; RAIN FOREST; SEASON;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; BRAZIL; FOOD CHAIN; POLLINATION; RAINFOREST; SEASONS;

EID: 84969373498     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12459     Document Type: Article

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