Endozoochory by beetles: A novel seed dispersal mechanism

Annals of Botany

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 629-637

  De Vega, Clara ^a   Arista, Montserrat ^b   Ortiz, Pedro L ^b   Herrera, Carlos M ^a   Talavera, Salvador ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Beetle; Cytinaceae; Cytinus hypocistis; endozoochory; mutualism, parasitic plant; Pimelia costata; plantanimal interaction; seed dispersal; seed viability; Tenebrionidae

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOPHYSICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FRUIT; GERMINATION; HERB; MUTUALISM; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEED; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; ZOOCHORY;

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; GERMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SEED DISPERSAL; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; GERMINATION; MALVACEAE; SEED DISPERSAL; TIME FACTORS;

SPAIN;

COLEOPTERA; CYTINACEAE; CYTINUS HYPOCISTIS; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; PIMELIA COSTATA; TENEBRIONIDAE; VERTEBRATA; ANIMALIA;

EID: 79953222585     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcr013     Document Type: Article

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