The need to be eaten: Balanites wilsoniana with and without elephant seed-dispersal

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 579-589

  Cochrane, Erica Paige ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^c Coastal Resources Management ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy tree; Dispersal reliability; Disperser effectiveness; Germination; Kibale National Park; Loxodonta africana; Seedling survival; Tropical rain forest; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANT; GERMINATION; SEED DISPERSAL; SURVIVAL; TREE; ZOOCHORY;

UGANDA;

ANIMALIA; BALANITES; ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; LOXODONTA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA; ZYGOPHYLLACEAE;

EID: 0142027525     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467403003638     Document Type: Article

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