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Pollinator Specialization

Pollinator Specialization is a quantitative ecological construct that measures the degree to which a pollinator species relies on a narrow subset of plant species for nutrition, distinguishing it from generalized foraging strategies by emphasizing restricted interaction breadth within pollination networks.

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799

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416

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2017–2026

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Publications

286

Generalization in Pollination Systems, and Why it Matters

Nikolas M. Waser, Lars Chıttka, Mary V. Price et al. · Ecology · 1996 · 1.9K citations

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Measuring specialization in species interaction networks.

Nico Blüthgen, Nils Blüthgen, Nils Blüthgen · BMC Ecology · 2006 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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LIFE-STYLES OF PHYTOSEIID MITES AND THEIR ROLES IN BIOLOGICAL CONTROL

J. A. McMurtry, B. A. Croft · Annual Review of Entomology · 1997 · 1.4K citations

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Generalization versus specialization in plant pollination systems

Steven D. Johnson, Steven D. Johnson · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · 2000 · 892 citations

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Functional complementarity and specialisation: The role of biodiversity in plant–pollinator interactions

Nico Blüthgen, Alexandra‐Maria Klein · Basic and Applied Ecology · 2010 · 565 citations

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Authors

799

  1. JO
    Jeff Ollerton

    University of Northampton, United Kingdom

    13 publications · 2.7K citations

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  2. SD
    Steven D. Johnson

    University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

    11 publications · 2.8K citations

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  3. MA
    Marcelo A. Aizen

    National University of Comahue, Argentina

    7 publications · 1.2K citations

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  4. NB
    Nico Blüthgen

    Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

    7 publications · 2.6K citations

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  5. DP
    Diego P. Vázquez

    Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Argentina

    6 publications · 1.1K citations

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Institutions

416

  1. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    14 h-index

    37 publications

    2.6K citations

  2. University of KwaZulu-Natal

    Durban, South Africa

    13 h-index

    23 publications

    3.4K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    9 h-index

    22 publications

    1.1K citations

  4. Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biología Vegetal

    Córdoba, Argentina

    8 h-index

    20 publications

    2.1K citations

  5. Instituto de Ecología

    Xalapa, Mexico

    8 h-index

    18 publications

    732 citations

  6. University of Würzburg

    Würzburg, Germany

    8 h-index

    22 publications

    7.2K citations

  7. Stellenbosch University

    Stellenbosch, South Africa

    8 h-index

    17 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. University of Northampton

    Northampton, United Kingdom

    7 h-index

    15 publications

    905 citations

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Venues

  1. Ecology

    16 publications · 3.8K citations

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  2. American Journal of Botany

    16 publications · 837 citations

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  3. Oikos

    12 publications · 1.2K citations

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  4. The American Naturalist

    AN · 10 publications · 962 citations

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