Distribution of myrmecochorous species over the landscape and their potential long-distance dispersal by emus and kangaroos

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 11-17

  Calviño Cancela, María ^a   He, Tianhua ^a   Lamont, Byron B ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heathland; Interpopulation seed dispersal; LDD; Non standard dispersal; Topographical heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COLONIZATION; HEATHLAND; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; LANDSCAPE; MARSUPIAL; MYRMECOCHORY; PLANT COMMUNITY; SEED DISPERSAL;

DROMAIIDAE; FORMICIDAE; MACROPODIDAE;

EID: 37149010494     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2007.00402.x     Document Type: Article

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