Seed dispersal of alien and native plants by vertebrate herbivores

Biological Invasions

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 895-904

  Calvino Cancela, Maria ^a,b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dispersal ecology; Exotic herbivores; Exotic plants; Plant animal mutualisms

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FLIGHTLESSNESS; HERBIVORE; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAGOMORPH; MARSUPIAL; MUTUALISM; NATIVE SPECIES; SEED DISPERSAL;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; DROMAIIDAE; DROMAIUS; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPUS FULIGINOSUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 79952594139     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-010-9877-6     Document Type: Article

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