Evolutionary advantages of mast seeding in Fagus crenata

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1148-1155

  Kon, Hirokazu ^a   Noda, Takashi ^b   Terazawa, Kazuhiko ^a   Koyama, Hiromasa ^c   Yasaka, Michiyasu ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Annual reproductive fluctuation; Fagus crenata; Forest trees; Mast seeding; Masting; Pollination efficiency; Predator satiation; Reproductive strategy; Seed production; Ultimate factor

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; MASTING; POLLINATION; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PREDATION; TEMPERATE FOREST;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HOKKAIDO; JAPAN;

FAGUS; FAGUS CRENATA;

EID: 33744824775     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2005.01040.x     Document Type: Article

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