Plant-pollinator population dynamics.
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چکیده
We formulate and analyze a multi-generation population dynamics model for pollinators' mutualism with plants. The centerpiece of our model is an analytical expression for population-level plant-pollinator interactions extrapolated from a model of individual-level flowers and bees interactions. We also show that this analytical expression can be productively approximated by the Beddington-DeAngelis formula-a function used to model trophic interactions in mathematical ecology.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Theoretical population biology
دوره 78 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010