Seed damage tolerance and seedling resprouting ability of Prioria copaifera in Panama

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 481-490

  Dalling, J W ^a   Harms, Kyle E ^b   Aizprua, Rafael ^c  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE PANAMÁ   (Panama)

Author keywords

El Gativo; Panama; Prioria copaifera; Resprout; Seed predation; Seed size; Seedling damage

Indexed keywords

COPAIFERA; FABACEAE; INSECTA; PRIORIA COPAIFERA;

HERBIVORY; RESPROUTING; SEED PREDATION; SEED SIZE; SEEDLING DAMAGE;

PANAMA, BARRO COLORADO ISLAND;

EID: 0030614019     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026646740001066X     Document Type: Article

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