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Understanding stability in mutualisms: Can extrinsic factors balance the yucca-yucca moth interaction?
Author(s): K. A. Segraves
Month: Nov
Year: 2003
Publication Type: Article
Journal: Ecology
Volume: 84
Issue: 11
Pages: 2943-2951
Article Topic(s): Disturbance, Pollination
Research Setting(s): Scrub,Pine
Species Referenced: Yucca filamentosa (Adam's needle),
Abstract
Examines external factors influencing the relationship between Yucca filamentosa and the moth pollinator Tegeticula cassandra, which also lays eggs in the developing fruit of Y. filamentosa. Since T. cassandra lays eggs in such a way that Y. filamentosa ovules are not damaged, Y. filamentosa is unable to regulate egg loads by T. cassandra. However, only a small percentage of T. cassandra survive and exit the fruit as mature larvae.Suggested Citation
K. A. Segraves. "Understanding stability in mutualisms: Can extrinsic factors balance the yucca-yucca moth interaction?" Ecology 84.11 (2003): 2943-2951.Go back