Frugivore gape size and the evolution of fruit size and shape in southern hemisphere floras

Austral Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 430-436

  Lord, Janice M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bird; Evolution; Frugivory; Fruit shape; Fruit size; Gape size; Mammal

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EVOLUTION; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLIFORMES; MAMMALIA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 4143053595     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2004.01382.x     Document Type: Article

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