Scale and macroecological patterns in seed dispersal mutualisms

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 289-293

  Burns, K C ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Birds; Fruits; Macroecology; Mutualism; Scale; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

FRUGIVORY; MACROECOLOGY; MUTUALISM; SEED DISPERSAL; ADAPTATION; FRUIT; PHYLOGENETICS;

AVES;

EID: 3142738045     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-822X.2004.00108.x     Document Type: Article

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