High species diversity in fleshy-fruited tropical understory plants

American Naturalist

Volumn 157, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 646-653

  Smith, J F ^a  

^a BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Diversity; Frugivory; Fruits; Key innovation; Plants

Indexed keywords

PHYLOGENETICS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; UNDERSTORY;

EID: 0034967382     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/320625     Document Type: Article

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