Phenology of a common roadside fig in Sarawak

Ecological Research

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 47-61

  Harrison, R D ^a   Yamamura, N ^a   Inoue, T ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Borneo; Climate; Dioecy; Mutualism; Sexual specialization

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; PHENOLOGY; SPECIALIZATION;

LAMBIR NATIONAL PARK; MALAYSIA; SARAWAK;

FICUS FULVA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0034096478     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.2000.00319.x     Document Type: Article

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