Diplochory in two Jatropha (Euphorbiaceae) species of the Monte Desert of Argentina

Austral Ecology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 226-235

  Rickert, Adriana A ^a   Fracchia, Sebastián ^a  

^a Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Arid zone; Diplochory; Dispersal distances; Jatropha; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ANT; ARID REGION; DICOTYLEDON; SEED DISPERSAL;

ARGENTINA; MENDOZA; MONTE DESERT;

EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; FORMICIDAE; JATROPHA;

EID: 77954248358     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2009.02030.x     Document Type: Article

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