Geographic variations in Helleborus foetidus elaiosome lipid composition: Implications for dispersal by ants

Chemoecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-7

  Boulay, Raphaël ^a   Coll Toledano, Josep ^b   Cerdá, Xim ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coevolution; Formicidae; Myrmecochory; Oleic acid; Ranunculaceae; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAMPONOTUS CRUENTATUS; FORMICA LUGUBRIS; FORMICIDAE; HELLEBORUS FOETIDUS; RANUNCULACEAE; VERATRUM;

EID: 33644768310     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00049-005-0322-8     Document Type: Article

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