Plant-pollinator population dynamics.
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.
Fishman
Michael A
MA
Department of Molecular Biology and Ecology of Plants, Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
Hadany
Lilach
L
D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees / Q000502:physiology*; D035264:Flowers; D054817:Pollination / Q000502:physiology*; D011157:Population Dynamics