Empirical evaluation of directed dispersal and density-dependent effects across successive recruitment phases

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 392-404

  Spiegel, Orr ^a   Nathan, Ran ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Density dependent mortality; Dispersal; Disperser effectiveness; Frugivory; Ochradenus baccatus; Onychognathus tristramii; Pycnonotus xanthopygos; Safe sites; Seed survival; Zone of influence

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; DISPERSAL; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FRUGIVORY; MORTALITY; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); SURVIVAL;

ACACIA; AVES; OCHRADENUS BACCATUS; ONYCHOGNATHUS TRISTRAMII; PYCNONOTUS XANTHOPYGOS;

EID: 84856847907     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01886.x     Document Type: Article

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