Fruit and flower phenology at two sites in Kibale National Park, Uganda

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 189-211

  Chapman, C A ^a   Wrangham, R W ^b   Chapman, L J ^a   Kennard, D K ^c   Zanne, A E ^a  

^a Department of Zoology University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b Peabody Essex Museum   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Flowering; Fruiting; Kibale National Park; Phenology; Seasonality; Seed dispersal; Spectral analysis; Tropical trees

Indexed keywords

FLOWERING; FRUITING; PHENOLOGY; SITE EFFECT; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT;

KIBALE NATIONAL PARK; UGANDA;

EID: 0032956584     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467499000759     Document Type: Article

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