Phenology of tropical understory trees: Patterns and correlates

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1415-1429

  Alice Boyle, W ^a   Bronstein, Judith L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Costa rica; Frugivory; Fruit pathogens; Phenological patterns; Seed dispersal mutualisms; Tropical wet forest

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; CLASSIFICATION; COSTA RICA; ECOSYSTEM; FRUIT; MELASTOMATACEAE; PERIODICITY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; RUBIACEAE; SEASON; TREE; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BIRDS; COSTA RICA; ECOSYSTEM; FRUIT; MELASTOMATACEAE; PERIODICITY; PHYLOGENY; RUBIACEAE; SEASONS; TREES; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

AVES; MELASTOMATACEAE; RUBIACEAE;

EID: 84870276651     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: 22152075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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