Who dispersed the seeds? The use of DNA barcoding in frugivory and seed dispersal studies

Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 806-814

  González Varo, Juan P ^a   Arroyo, Juan M ^a   Jordano, Pedro ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Barcode of life data system; COI region; Endozoochory; Frugivores; Fruit size selection; Interaction network; Mediterranean woodland; Microhabitats; Seed deposition patterns

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906055570     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2041210X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.12212     Document Type: Article

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