Stability of plant–pollinator–ant co-mutualism

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Highlights：

• Pollination-mutualisms are described by a Beddington–DeAngelis form.

• Dynamics of the model show that ants and pollinators can coexist.

• A threshold in the ant aggressiveness against pollinators is defined.

• Weak aggressiveness with ant-plant mutualism can lead to increase of pollinators.

• Strong aggressiveness will lead to extinction of pollination-mutualisms.

摘要

•Pollination-mutualisms are described by a Beddington–DeAngelis form.•Dynamics of the model show that ants and pollinators can coexist.•A threshold in the ant aggressiveness against pollinators is defined.•Weak aggressiveness with ant-plant mutualism can lead to increase of pollinators.•Strong aggressiveness will lead to extinction of pollination-mutualisms.

论文关键词：Stability,Mutualism,Extinction,Persistence,Ayclicity

论文评审过程：Received 20 June 2014, Revised 24 February 2015, Accepted 14 March 2015, Available online 21 April 2015.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amc.2015.03.061