Dispersal of mimetic seeds of three species of Ormosia (Leguminosae)

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 389-411

  Foster, Mercedes S ^a   Delay, Linda S ^b  

^a PATUXENT WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Germination; Hard seed for grit hypothesis; Imitation aril; Mexico; Mimetic seed hypothesis; Ormosia bopiensis; Ormosia isthamensis; Ormosia macrocalyx; Peru; Seed dispersal; Seed predation

Indexed keywords

BIRD; MIMICRY; MUTUALISM; SEED DISPERSAL;

ORMOSIA BOPIENSIS; ORMOSIA ISTHAMENSIS; ORMOSIA MACROCALYX;

EID: 0031684520     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467498000303     Document Type: Article

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