The ghost of granivory past

Ecology Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 371-378

  Howe, H F ^a   Brown, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Granivory; Microtus; Plant community; Prairie; Seed size selection; Silphium; Vole

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; GRANIVORY; PLANT COMMUNITY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SIZE SELECTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034864588     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1461-0248.2001.00237.x     Document Type: Article

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