A comparative analysis of seed and cone characteristics and seed-dispersal strategies of three pines in the subsection Sabinianae

Plant Ecology

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-84

  Johnson, Matthew ^a   Vander Wall, Stephen B ^a   Borchert, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b Ojai Valley Sanitary District   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution of seed dispersal; Fire; Scatter hoarding; Seedling establishment; Serotiny

Indexed keywords

CACHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FIRE; SEED DISPERSAL; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; TREE; ZOOCHORY;

UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CORVIDAE; PINUS CALIFORNIARUM; PINUS CONTORTA; PINUS COULTERI; PINUS JEFFREYI; PINUS LAMBERTIANA; PINUS PONDEROSA; PINUS SABINIANA; PINUS TORREYANA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0041663716     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024470224134     Document Type: Article

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