Effects of forest age on fruit composition and removal in tropical bird-dispersed understorey trees

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 515-522

  Lumpkin, Heather A ^a,c   Boyle, W Alice ^b  

^a BETHEL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds; Costa Rica; Frugivory; Fruit removal; Fruit sugar concentration; La Selva Biological Station; Old growth forest; Secondary forest

Indexed keywords

AGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISPERSAL; FRUIT; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; LAND USE CHANGE; MUTUALISM; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; SECONDARY FOREST; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; UNDERSTORY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; LA SELVA BIOLOGICAL STATION; LIMON;

AVES; MICONIA;

EID: 69749084893     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467409006208     Document Type: Article

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