Geographical variation in the determinants of seed dispersal success of a myrmecochorous herb

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1381-1393

  Rey, Pedro J ^a   Manzaneda, Antonio J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ant plant mutualisms; Elaiosome bearing seeds; Hellebore; Myrmecochory; Path analysis; Seed dispersal determinants; Seed dispersal macroecology; Structural equation models

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; FECUNDITY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MYRMECOCHORY; PATH ANALYSIS; POPULATION TYPE; SEED DISPERSAL; SPATIAL VARIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

FORMICIDAE; HELLEBORUS; HELLEBORUS FOETIDUS; SPERMATOPHYTA; VERATRUM;

EID: 35448986150     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2007.01293.x     Document Type: Article

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