The role of avian frugivores in germination of seeds of fleshy-fruited invasive alien plants

Biological Invasions

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1917-1930

  Jordaan, Lorinda A ^a   Johnson, Steven D ^a   Downs, Colleen T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Avian frugivory; Emergence time; Pulp removal; Seed abrasion; Seed dispersal; Seed retention

Indexed keywords

BIRD; EVERGREEN TREE; EXCRETION; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT; GENERALIST; GERMINATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SHRUB; ZOOCHORY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CINNAMOMUM CAMPHORA; DRYOBALANOPS; LANTANA; LANTANA CAMARA; PSIDIUM; PSIDIUM GUAJAVA; SOLANUM; SOLANUM MAURITIANUM;

EID: 79960059318     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-011-0013-z     Document Type: Article

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