Ecological and biogeographical implications of Yellow-Legged Gulls (Larus cachinnans Pallas) as seed dispersers of Rubia fruticosa Ait. (Rubiaceae) in the Canary Islands

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1137-1145

  Nogales, M ^a   Medina, F M ^a   Quilis, V ^a   Gonzalez Rodriguez M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canary Islands; Colonization of islands; Larus cachinnans; Rubia fruticosa; Seed dispersal; Seed viability and germination

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; SEABIRD; SEED DISPERSAL; VIABILITY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CANARY ISLANDS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; ENTEROBACTER; LARUS CACHINNANS; LARUS MICHAHELLIS; MACARONESIA; RUBIA FRUTICOSA; RUBIACEAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035661602     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.2001.00622.x     Document Type: Article

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