Dangerous liaisons disperse the mediterranean dwarf palm:Fleshy-Pulp defensive role against seed predators

Ecology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 304-315

  Fedriani, José M ^a   Delibes, Miguel ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chamaerops humilis; Dangerous liaisons; Do ana National Park; Fleshy pulp; Fragmentation; Guadalquivir River; Meles meles; Negative effects; Recruitment; Seed dispersal costs; Seed predation; Spain; Transition probabilities

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; FITNESS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INHIBITOR; LIFE CYCLE; MOBILITY; MONOCOTYLEDON; MUSTELID; PROBABILITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PREDATION; SURVIVAL;

ANIMAL; ARECACEAE; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INVERTEBRATE; MUSTELIDAE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED;

ANIMALS; ARECACEAE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INVERTEBRATES; MUSTELIDAE; SEEDS;

ANDALUCIA; DONANA NATIONAL PARK; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; SPAIN;

CHAMAEROPS HUMILIS; INVERTEBRATA; MELES MELES; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 79955547987     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/09-2194.1     Document Type: Article

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