Intra- and inter-specific effects of mast seeding on seed fates of two sympatric Corylus species

Plant Ecology

Volumn 212, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 785-793

  Yi, X F ^a,b   Yang, Y Q ^a   Zhang, Z B ^b  

^a HENAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Corylus; Inter specific interaction; Intra specific interaction; Mast seeding; Seed dispersal; Seed trait

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; FITNESS; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MASTING; RODENT; SEED DISPERSAL; SYMPATRY; SYNCHRONY; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

CORYLUS; CORYLUS HETEROPHYLLA; CORYLUS MANDSHURICA; RODENTIA;

EID: 79953798550     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-010-9861-3     Document Type: Article

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