Seed mass and the evolution of fleshy fruits in angiosperms

Oikos

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 707-718

  Bolmgren, Kjell ^a   Eriksson, Ove ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; CLADISTICS; DISPERSAL; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FITNESS; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MORPHOLOGY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SEED DISPERSAL; SEED SIZE;

ANIMALIA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 77952503215     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2009.17944.x     Document Type: Article

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