The chemical ecology of seed dispersal in monoecious and dioecious figs

Functional Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 484-493

  Borges, R M ^a   Bessiere J M ^b   Hossaert McKey, M ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b INSTITUT CHARLES GERHARDT   (France)

^c CENTRE D ECOLOGIE FONCTIONNELLE ET EVOLUTIVE   (France)

Author keywords

Bird dispersed figs; Chemical ecology; Floral volatiles; Frugivory; Fruit volatiles; Mammal dispersed figs

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; DECIDUOUS TREE; DIOECY; FRUGIVORY; MONOECY; POLLINATION; POLLINATOR; SEED DISPERSAL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AVES; FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); FICUS EXASPERATA; FICUS HISPIDA; MAMMALIA; MORACEAE;

EID: 43949085400     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: 13652435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2435.2008.01383.x     Document Type: Article

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