Avian dispersal of "mimetic seeds" of Ormosia lignivalvis by terrestrial granivores: Deception or mutualism?

Oikos

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 249-258

  Peres, C A ^a,b   Van Roosmalen, M G M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECEPTION; FRUGIVORY; GERMINATION; GIZZARD GRIT; MIMETIC SEED; MUTUALISM; ORNITHOCHORY; SEED DISPERSAL;

BRAZIL, AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA, AMAZONIA;

LEGUMINOSAE; ORMOSIA LIGNIVALVIS; PAPILIONACEAE;

EID: 0029730092     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546248     Document Type: Article

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