Standard yet unusual mechanisms of long-distance dispersal: Seed dispersal of Corymbia torelliana by bees

Diversity and Distributions

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-94

  Wallace, Helen M ^a   Howell, Martin G ^a   Lee, David J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Corymbia; Eucalyptus; Long distance dispersal; Resin; Stingless bees; Trigona

Indexed keywords

BEE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; RAINFOREST; SEED DISPERSAL; ZOOCHORY;

APOIDEA; CORYMBIA (ANGIOSPERM); CORYMBIA TORELLIANA; EUCALYPTUS; MELIPONINAE; MYRTACEAE; TRIGONA; TRIGONA CARBONARIA; TRIGONA CLYPEARIS; TRIGONA HOCKINGSI; TRIGONA SAPIENS;

EID: 37149035553     PISSN: 13669516     EISSN: 14724642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2007.00427.x     Document Type: Article

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