Diplochory in Ulex parviflorus Pourr

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 157-162

  Lopez Vila J R ^a   Garcia Fayos P ^b  

^a IES Clara Campoamor ^*  (Spain)

^b Atmosphere and Ocean Laboratory   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ants; Autochory; Camponotus cruentatus; Diplochory; Elaiosome; Fabaceae; Forest fire; Mediterranean shrubland; Messor barbarus; Myrmecochory; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

ANT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MYRMECOCHORY; SEED DISPERSAL; SHRUB;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

CAMPONOTUS CRUENTATUS; FABACEAE; FORMICIDAE; MESSOR BARBARUS; ULEX EUROPAEUS; ULEX PARVIFLORUS;

EID: 26444485912     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2005.03.008     Document Type: Article

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