Sepal and nut size ratio of fruits of Asian Dipterocarpaceae and its implications for dispersal

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 853-870

  Suzuki, Eizi ^a   Ashton, Peter S ^b  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Dipterocarpaceae; Evolution; Fruit; Malesia; Sri Lanka; Tropical rainforest; Wind dispersal

Indexed keywords

FRUIT; NUT SIZE; SEED DISPERSAL; SEPAL LENGTH;

INDONESIA; MALAYSIA; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; SRI LANKA;

DIPTEROCARPACEAE;

EID: 0030433355     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400010129     Document Type: Article

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