Molecular insights into seed dispersal mutualisms driving plant population recruitment

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 632-640

  García, Cristina ^a   Grivet, Delphine ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

^b Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria   (Spain)

Author keywords

Frugivory; Genetic relatedness; Maternal genetic correlations; Regeneration patterns; Seed pool structure; Seed rain

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; FRUGIVORY; MUTUALISM; PROPAGULE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REGENERATION; RELATEDNESS; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED RAIN; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 80955133918     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2011.04.009     Document Type: Article

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