Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4502708 | Theoretical Population Biology | 2010 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
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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Authors
Michael A. Fishman, Lilach Hadany,