Ants affect the distribution and performance of seedlings of Clusia criuva, a primarily bird-dispersed rain forest tree

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 517-528

  Passos, Luciana ^a   Oliveira, Paulo S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ants; Birds; Brazil; Clusia; Clusiaceae; Seed dispersal; Seedling survival; Tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

ANT; RAINFOREST; RECRUITMENT; SEED DISPERSAL; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SURVIVAL;

BRAZIL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CLUSIA CRIUVA; CLUSIACEAE; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; ODONTOMACHUS; PACHYCONDYLA; PACHYCONDYLA STRIATA; PHEIDOLE; PHEIDOLE STRIATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036269598     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2002.00687.x     Document Type: Article

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