Fruiting phenology and pre-dispersal seed predation in a rainforest in Southern Western Ghats, India

Tropical Fruits and Frugivores: The Search for Strong Interactors

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 139-154

  Ganesh, T ^a,b   Davidar, Priya ^a,b  

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

^b PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

India; mast fruiting; phenology; seed dispersal; seed predation; tropical forest

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920114035     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-3833-X_8     Document Type: Chapter

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