Null models for specialization and asymmetry in plant-pollinator systems
- Vazquez, Diego
| Activity | Dates | Further Information |
|---|---|---|
| Postdoctoral Fellowship | 1st October 2002—30th June 2005 | Participant List |
Abstract
Pollination biologists have recently suggested that pollination systems may have a greater degree of generalization in plant pollinator interactions than previously thought. However, there have been no attempts to provide null models against which to compare the observed patterns. I propose to conduct research to develop such models, and to use them to test patterns of specialization observed in available datasets of plant-pollinator interactions. My proposed research has the potential to provide important insights about how plants and pollinators interact, and to synthesize ideas on plant-pollinator interactions, species-abundance patterns, and abundance-range size relationships.
| Type | Products of NCEAS Research |
|---|---|
| Publication | Aizen, Marcelo A.; Vazquez, Diego P. 2006. Flower performance in human-altered habitats. Edited by Harder, LD.; Barrett, SCH. The Ecology and Evolution of Flowers. Oxford University Press. Pages 159-179. |
| Publication | Vazquez, Diego P. 2005. Degree distribution in plant-animal mutualistic networks: forbidden links or random interactions?. Oikos . Vol: 108. Pages 421-426. |
| Publication | Vazquez, Diego P. 2005. Reconsidering the Hutchisonian niche . Ecologia Austral. Vol: 15. Pages 149-158. |
| Publication | Vazquez, Diego P. 2006. Exploring the relationship between niche breadth and invasion success. Edited by Cadotte, M.W.; McMahon S.M.; Fukami T. Conceptual ecology and invasions biology: reciprocal approaches to nature . Pages 307-322. |
| Publication | Vazquez, Diego P.; Aizen, Marcelo A. 2004. Asymmetric specialization: A pervasive feature of plant-pollinator interactions. Ecology. Vol: 85(5). Pages 1251-1257. |
| Publication | Vazquez, Diego P.; Aizen, Marcelo A. 2005. Community-wide patterns of specialization in plant-pollinator interactions revealed by null models. Edited by Waser, N. M.; Ollerton, J.. Specialization and Generalization in Plant-Pollinator Interactions. University of Chicago Press. Chicago. |
| Publication | Vazquez, Diego P.; Morris, William F.; Jordano, Pedro D. 2005. Interaction frequency as a surrogate for the total effect of animal mutualists on plants. Ecology Letters. Vol: 8. Pages 1088-1094. |
| Publication | Vazquez, Diego P.; Poulin, Robert; Krasnov, Boris R. 2005. Species abundance and the distribution of specialization in host-parasite interaction networks . Journal of Animal Ecology. Vol: 5. Pages 946-955. |
| Publication | Vazquez, Diego P.; Poulin, Robert; Krasnov, Boris R.; Shenbrot, GI. 2005. Species abundance patterns and the distribution of specialization in host?parasite interaction networks. Journal of Animal Ecology . Vol: 74. Pages 946-955. |
| Publication | Vazquez, Diego P.; Simberloff, Daniel S. 2003. Changes in interaction biodiversity induced by an introduced ungulate. Ecology Letters. Vol: 6. Pages 1077-1083. |
| Publication | Vazquez, Diego P.; Simberloff, Daniel S. 2004. Indirect effects of an introduced ungulate on pollination and plant reproduction. Ecological Monographs. Vol: 74(2). Pages 281-308. |
| Publication | Vazquez, Diego P.; Stevens, Richard D. 2004. The latitudinal gradient in niche breadth: Concepts and evidence. American Naturalist. Vol: 164. Pages E1-E19. |
| Data Set | Vazquez, Diego P. 2003. Interaction web database. (Online version) |
| Presentation | Vazquez, Diego P.; Aizen, Marcelo A. 2003. Asymmetric specialization: A pervasive feature of plant-pollinator interactions. California State University, Chico. Chico, CA. |
| Student Training | Vazquez, Diego P. 2003. Research Experience for Undergraduates program of NSF; Rupesh Naik and Jeremy Goldberg. |
