Consequences of the timing of seed release of Erythronium americanum (Liliaceae), a deciduous forest myrmecochore

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 633-640

  Ruhren, Scott ^a,b   Dudash, Michele R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant dispersal; Deciduous forests; Erythronium americanum; Jeffersonia diphylla; Liliaceae; Myrmecochores; Seed release

Indexed keywords

MYRMECOCHORY; SEED RELEASE;

USA, VIRGINIA, LANGLEY, POTOMAC RIVER;

APHAENOGASTER RUDIS; ERYTHRONIUM AMERICANUM; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LILIACEAE;

EID: 0030462143     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2445923     Document Type: Article

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