Evolutionary perspectives on seed consumption and dispersal by fishes

BioScience

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 748-756

  Correa, Sandra Bibiana ^a   Winemiller, Kirk O ^a   López Fernández, Hernán ^a   Galetti, Mauro ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Evolutionary ecology; Flooded forests; Ichthyochory; Seed predation; Serrasalmidae

Indexed keywords

PISCES; SERRASALMIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 35349013104     PISSN: 00063568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1641/B570907     Document Type: Article

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