Forest light and its influence on habitat selection

Plant Ecology

Volumn 153, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 251-261

  Théry, Marc ^a  

^a Laboratoire d'Ecologie Generale   (France)

Author keywords

Niche differentiation; Species divergence; Tropical forest; Visual communication

Indexed keywords

ECOPHYSIOLOGY; HABITAT SELECTION; LIGHT INTENSITY; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TROPICAL FOREST;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034802658     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1017592631542     Document Type: Conference Paper

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