Post-dispersal predation of Taraxacum officinale (dandelion) seed

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 345-352

  Honek, Alois ^a   Martinkova, Zdenka ^a   Saska, Pavel ^a  

^a CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Amara montivaga; Carabidae; Coleoptera; Food specialization; Germination; Seed consumption; Seed dispersal; Seedling establishment; Taraxacum officinale

Indexed keywords

FLOWERING; GRANIVORY; INVERTEBRATE; SEED PREDATION; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

AMARA; CAFETERIA; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE;

EID: 16844367908     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.00987.x     Document Type: Article

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