Effects of ants, ground beetles and the seed-fall patterns on myrmecochory of Erythronium japonicum Decne. (Liliaceae)

Oecologia

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 500-506

  Ohkawara, Kyohsuke ^a   Higashi, Seigo ^b   Ohara, Masashi ^b  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ant; Elaiosome; Ground beetle; Myrmecochory

Indexed keywords

ERYTHRONIUM JAPONICUM; ACARI; ARANEAE; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; COLLEMBOLA; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LILIACEAE; MYRMICA KOTOKUI;

ANT; GROUND BEETLE;

JAPAN, HOKKAIDO;

EID: 0029661211     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00329708     Document Type: Article

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