Sacred fig trees promote frugivore visitation and tree seedling abundance in South India

Current Science

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 918-922

  Caughlin, Timothy T ^a,d   Ganesh, T ^b   Lowman, Margaret D ^c  

^a NEW COLLEGE OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b ASHOKA TRUST FOR RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (India)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ficus sp.; Frugivory; Human disturbance; Pteropus sp.; Seed dispersal; Urban ecology

Indexed keywords

AVES; FICUS (ANGIOSPERM); FICUS RELIGIOSA; PTEROPUS;

EID: 84861009823     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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