Frugivorous birds mediate sex-biased facilitation in a dioecious nurse plant

Journal of Vegetation Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-42

  Verdu M ^a   Garcia Fayos P ^a  

^a Atmosphere and Ocean Laboratory   (Spain)

Author keywords

Juniperus communis; Juniperus sabina; Mediterranean mountain; Plant animal interaction; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

DIOECY; FACILITATION; FRUGIVORY; NURSE PLANT; SEED DISPERSAL; ZOOCHORY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA NICAEENSIS; HELLEBORUS; HELLEBORUS FOETIDUS; JUNIPERUS; JUNIPERUS COMMUNIS; JUNIPERUS SABINA; PINUS NIGRA; VERATRUM;

EID: 0038397615     PISSN: 11009233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1654-1103.2003.tb02125.x     Document Type: Article

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