Patterns of fruit traits in a tropical rainforest in Xishuangbanna, SW China

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 157-164

  Chen, Jin ^a   Fleming, Theodore H ^b   Zhang, Ling ^a   Wang, Hong ^a   Liu, Yong ^a  

^a KEY LABORATORY OF TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGY   (China)

^b Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffuse coevolution; Fleshy fruits; Frugivory; Fruit color; Fruit size; Phylogenic effects

Indexed keywords

COEVOLUTION; COLOR; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; RAINFOREST;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XISHUANGBANNA; YUNNAN;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 4644262988     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2004.04.002     Document Type: Article

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