Ecology of fruit-colour polymorphism in Myrtus communis and differential effects of birds and mammals on seed germination and seedling growth

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 749-760

  Traveset, Anna ^a   Riera, Núria ^a   Mas, Rafael E ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Avian fruit removal; Balearic Islands; Mediterranean vegetation; Pine marten; Seed passage through digestive tracts

Indexed keywords

BLUEBERRY; ECOLOGY; FRUIT COLOR; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GERMINATION; HABITAT; PLANT GROWTH; SEED SIZE; SEEDLING; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

COLOR; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT; GERMINATION; POLYMORPHISM; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

MYRTUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 0034797984     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0022-0477.2001.00585.x     Document Type: Article

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