Seed dispersal and the Holocene migration of woodland herbs

Ecological Monographs

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 325-347

  Cain, Michael L ^a   Damman, Hans ^b   Muir, Angela ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asarum canadense; Diffusion models; Holocene migrations; Long distance dispersal; Seed dispersal; Woodland herbs

Indexed keywords

HOLOCENE; MIGRATION; SEED DISPERSAL; VASCULAR PLANT; WOODLAND;

ASARUM CANADENSE; FORMICIDAE; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 0031685109     PISSN: 00129615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9615(1998)068[0325:SDATHM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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