The role of animals in the colonization of the Krakatau Islands by fig trees (Ficus species)

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 577-592

  Thornton, Ian W B ^a   Compton, Stephen G ^a   Wilson, Craig N ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avian raptors; Bird and bat frugivory; Dispersal; Endozoochory; Ficus; Fig wasps; Island ecology; Krakatau; Plant colonization

Indexed keywords

FICUS; AGAONIDAE; CASUARINA; CASUARINACEAE; HYMENOPTERA; MORACEAE;

COLONIZATION; ENDOZOOCHORY; FIG; POLLINATOR LIMIATION;

INDONESIA, JAVA; INDONESIA, KRAKATAU, ANAK KRAKATAN; INDONESIA, KRAKATAU, PANJANG; INDONESIA, KRAKATAU, RAKATA; INDONESIA, KRAKATAU, SERTUNG; INDONESIA, SUMATRA;

EID: 0030302880     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.1996.tb00019.x     Document Type: Article

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