Secondary metabolites as traits of ripe fleshy fruits: A response to Eriksson and Ehrlén

American Naturalist

Volumn 152, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 908-911

  Cipollini, Martin L ^a   Levey, Douglas J ^b  

^a BERRY COLLEGE   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive hypotheses; Frugivory; Nonadaptive hypotheses; Plant secondary chemistry; Seed dispersal; Solanum

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031742421     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/286218     Document Type: Article

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