Ecological and evolutionary consequences of spatial and temporal variation in pre-dispersal seed predation

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 79-100

  Kolb, Annette ^a   Ehrlén, Johan ^a   Eriksson, Ove ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Interaction strength; Plant population dynamics; Plant population growth rate; Plant trait evolution; Plant trait fitness relationships; Plant animal interactions

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; FITNESS; GROWTH RATE; PHENOLOGY; PLANT-POLLINATOR INTERACTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PREDATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 36049030891     PISSN: 14338319     EISSN: 16180437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ppees.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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