The effect of ants on the seed dispersal cycle of the typical myrmecochorous Ricinus communis

Plant Ecology

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 213-222

  Martins, Valéria Forni ^a   Guimarães Jr , Paulo Roberto ^a,b   Haddad, Claudia Regina Baptista ^a   Semir, João ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Defence against herbivory; Directed dispersal; Elaiosome; Juvenile biomass; Nutrient enriched soil; Seed germination

Indexed keywords

ANT; BIOMASS; GERMINATION; HERBIVORY; JUVENILE; MYRMECOCHORY; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PLANT DEFENSE; SEED DISPERSAL; SEEDLING; SURVIVAL;

FORMICIDAE; RICINUS COMMUNIS;

EID: 70350591889     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-009-9611-6     Document Type: Article

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