Passerine bird pollination and fruiting behaviour in a dry season blooming tree species, Erythrina suberosa Roxb. (Fabaceae) in the Eastern Ghats forests, India

Ornithological Science

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 139-144

  Raju, Aluri J S ^a   Rao, Srungavarapu P ^a  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Breeding system; Erythrina suberosa; Fruiting behaviour; Passerine birds; Pollination

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646156249     PISSN: 13470558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2326/osj.3.139     Document Type: Article

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