Uncoupling the effects of seed predation and seed dispersal by granivorous ants on plant population dynamics

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Arnan, Xavier ^a   Molowny Horas, Roberto ^a   Rodrigo, Anselm ^a   Retana, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONILLA MINIMA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DORYCNIUM PENTAPHYLLUM; FUMANA ERICOIDES; GERMINATION; HARVESTING; NONHUMAN; PLANT PARAMETERS; PLANT RESPONSE; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREDICTION; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED DROP; SEED HARVESTING ANT; SEED PREDATION; SEED PRODUCTION; SEED REJECTION; SEED SIZE; SHRUB; STOCHASTIC MODEL; SURVIVAL RATE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; ANTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEED DISPERSAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 84864711880     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042869     Document Type: Article

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