Specialized Seed Dispersal in Epiphytic Cacti and Convergence with Mistletoes

Biotropica

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 465-473

  De C Guaraldo, André ^a   De O Boeni, Bruna ^b   Pizo, Marco A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic Forest; Brazil; Convergent evolution; Euphonia; Frugivory; Rhipsalis; Seed germination

Indexed keywords

CACTUS; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; EPIPHYTE; FRUGIVORY; GERMINATION; HOST PLANT; LITERATURE REVIEW; MORPHOLOGY; PARASITE; SEED; SEED DISPERSAL; SONGBIRD; SPECIALIZATION;

ATLANTIC FOREST; BRAZIL;

AVES; CACTACEAE; EUPHONIA; PASSERI; RHIPSALIS; SANTALACEAE; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 84879795753     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/btp.12041     Document Type: Article

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