Masting promotes transformation from predation to mutualism in an oak-weevil-rodent system
Hongmao Zhang, Hongyu Niu, Michael A. Steele, Liqing Peng, Huimin He, Aoqiang Li, Xianfeng Yi, Hongjun Li, Zhibin Zhang
Topics & Concepts
PredationBiologyMutualism (biology)EcologyTrophic levelSeed predationWeevilRodentAcornTrophic cascadeSeed dispersalBiological dispersalFood webBotanyPopulationDemographySociologyAnimal Ecology and Behavior StudiesPlant and animal studiesEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies