Effects of dung presence, dung amount and secondary dispersal by dung beetles on the fate of Micropholis guyanensis (Sapotaceae) seeds in Central Amazonia

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 61-78

  Andresen, Ellen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Dung beetles; Micropholis; Sapotaceae; Seed dispersal; Seed fate

Indexed keywords

FECES; SEED DISPERSAL;

BRAZIL;

EID: 0035128515     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467401001043     Document Type: Article

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