Small seed size increases the potential for dispersal of wetland plants by ducks

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 96, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 619-627

  Soons, Merel B ^a   Van Der Vlugt, Cornelis ^a   Van Lith, Bart ^b   Heil, Gerrit W ^a   Klaassen, Marcel ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal mediated seed dispersal; Colonization; Dispersal quality; Endozoochory; Mallards; Seed dispersal; Seed size; Seed traits; Waterfowl; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; GERMINATION; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED SIZE; WATERFOWL; WETLAND; ZOOCHORY;

ANAS; ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS; ANATIDAE; ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 44949252343     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2008.01372.x     Document Type: Article

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