Geographical variation in diaspore traits of an ant-dispersed plant (Helleborus foetidus): Are ant community composition and diaspore traits correlated?

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 446-455

  Garrido, José L ^a,b   Rey, Pedro J ^a   Cerdá, Xim ^b   Herrera, Carlos M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ant communities; Ant seed dispersal mutualism; Elaiosome; Geographical variation; Helleborus foetidus; Seed size

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MUTUALISM; MYRMECOCHORY; PROPAGULE; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED SIZE;

EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; HELLEBORUS; HELLEBORUS FOETIDUS; HYMENOPTERA; VERATRUM;

EID: 0036276297     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2002.00675.x     Document Type: Article

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