Plant chemical defence: a partner control mechanism stabilising plant - seed-eating pollinator mutualisms

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Mutualisms are inherently conflictual as one partner always benefits from reducing the costs imposed by the other. Despite the widespread recognition that mutualisms are essentially reciprocal exploitation, there are few documented e...

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Main Authors: Gallet Christiane, Ibanez Sébastien, Dommanget Fanny, Després Laurence
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-11-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/9/261