Geographic variation in seed removal of a myrmecochorous herb: Influence of variation in functional guild and species composition of the disperser assemblage through spatial and temporal scales

Ecography

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 583-591

  Manzaneda, Antonio J ^a,b   Rey, Pedro J ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANT; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HERB; MUTUALISM; SEED;

FORMICIDAE; HELLEBORUS FOETIDUS; VERATRUM;

EID: 53349163914     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: 16000587     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0906-7590.2008.05345.x     Document Type: Article

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