Geographical variation in the potential of mice to constrain an ant-seed dispersal mutualism

Oikos

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 181-191

  Fedriani, J M ^a   Rey, P J ^b   Garrido, J L ^a   Guitian J ^c   Herrera, C M ^a   Medrano, M ^a   Sanchez Lafuente A M ^a   Cerda X ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; RODENT; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PREDATION;

ANDALUCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ANIMALIA; APODEMUS; APODEMUS SYLVATICUS; FORMICIDAE; HELLEBORUS; HELLEBORUS FOETIDUS; RANUNCULACEAE; RODENTIA; VERATRUM;

EID: 1542753751     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2004.12782.x     Document Type: Article

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