Endozoochory by native and exotic herbivores in dry areas: Consequences for germination and survival of Prosopis seeds

Seed Science Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 91-100

  Campos, Claudia M ^a   Peco, Begoña ^b   Campos, Valeria E ^c   Malo, Juan E ^b   Giannoni, Stella M ^c   Suárez, Francisco ^b  

^a Grupo de Investigaciones de la Biodiversidad   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN JUAN   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Argentina; Desert; Donkey; Guanaco; Hare; Ischigualasto; Mara; Mesquite; Prosopis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DOLICHOTIS PATAGONUM; EQUUS ASINUS; LAMA GUANICOE; LEPUS EUROPAEUS; MAMMALIA; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS CHILENSIS; PROSOPIS FLEXUOSA; PROSOPIS TORQUATA;

EID: 56449127767     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0960258508940344     Document Type: Article

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