Dispersal of Trillium seeds by deer: Implications for long-distance migration of forest herbs

Ecology

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1067-1072

  Vellend, Mark ^a   Myers, Jonathan A ^a   Gardescu, Sana ^a   Marks, P L ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant dispersal; Climate change and plant migration; Deer, white tailed; Dispersal biology; Forest herbs, long distance migration of; Herbivore; Migration; Seed dispersal, long distance; Seed shadow, deer generated; Trillium

Indexed keywords

DEER; HERB; HERBIVORE; RANGE EXPANSION; SEED DISPERSAL; ZOOCHORY;

(EAST); NORTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; FORMICIDAE; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; TRILLIUM; TRILLIUM GRANDIFLORUM;

EID: 0042315069     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2003)084[1067:DOTSBD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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