Dispersal of fig pollinators in Asian tropical rain forests

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 631-639

  Harrison, Rhett D ^a,b   Rasplus, Jean Yves ^c  

^a SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR HUMANITY AND NATURE   (Japan)

^c CENTRE DE BIOLOGIE ET DE GESTION DES POPULATIONS   (France)

Author keywords

Agaonidae; Coevolution; Ficus; Flight behaviour; Mutualism; Pollination

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; EGG PRODUCTION; FRUIT; POLLINATOR; RAINFOREST; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEED DISPERSAL;

ASIA; EAST MALAYSIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SARAWAK; SOUTHEAST ASIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

AGAONIDAE; FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); MORACEAE;

EID: 33750327395     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467406003488     Document Type: Article

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