Effects of bird ingestion on seed germination of four woody species of the temperate rainforest of Chiloé Island, Chile

Plant Ecology

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 17-23

  Figueroa, Javier A ^a   Castro, Sergio A ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Endozoochory; Frugivorous birds; Seed dispersal; Seed germination; Seed ingestion; Temperate rainforest

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; GRANIVORY; SEED DISPERSAL; VIABILITY; WOODY PLANT; ZOOCHORY;

CHILE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GAULTHERIA; LUMA APICULATA; MYRCEUGENIA;

EID: 0036310939     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015889017812     Document Type: Article

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