Consequences of frugivore-mediated seed dispersal for the spatial and genetic structures of a neotropical palm

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1019-1031

  Choo, J ^a   Juenger, T E ^b   Simpson, B B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

genetic structure; palms; plant frugivore interactions; seed dispersal; spatial patterns

Indexed keywords

PLANT DNA;

ANIMAL; ARECACEAE; ARTICLE; FRUIT; GENETICS; PERU; PLANT SEED; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GENETICS; SEED DISPERSAL;

ANIMALS; ARECACEAE; DNA, PLANT; FRUIT; GENETICS, POPULATION; PERU; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEED DISPERSAL; SEEDS;

ATTALEA PHALERATA; RODENTIA;

EID: 84856244172     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05425.x     Document Type: Article

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