Linking frugivores to the dynamics of a fruit color polymorphism

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 859-867

  Whitney, Kenneth D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant plant interactions; Australia; Avian frugivore preference; Fabaceae; Fruit thievery; Seed dispersal; Seed predation; Seedling recruitment

Indexed keywords

COLOR MORPH; FRUGIVORY; POLYMORPHISM; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PREDATION;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ACACIA; ACACIA LIGULATA; AVES; FABACEAE; FORMICIDAE; GALLIFORMES;

EID: 18244371411     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.92.5.859     Document Type: Article

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