Seed trait-mediated selection by rodents affects mutualistic interactions and seedling recruitment of co-occurring tree species

Oecologia

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 475-484

  Zhang, Hongmao ^a,b   Yan, Chuan ^b   Chang, Gang ^c   Zhang, Zhibin ^b  

^a CENTRAL CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c SHAANXI INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Plant regeneration; Plant animal mutualism; Seed dispersal; Seed trait; Small rodents

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APODEMUS PENINSULAE; PRUNUS; RODENTIA; SCIUROTAMIAS DAVIDIANUS; TAMIAS SIBIRICUS;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOREST; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MURINE; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; PRUNUS; RODENT; SCIURIDAE; SEED DISPERSAL; SEEDLING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SYMBIOSIS; TREE;

ANIMALS; CHINA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORESTS; MURINAE; PHENOTYPE; PRUNUS; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SEED DISPERSAL; SEEDLINGS; SEEDS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SYMBIOSIS; TREES;

EID: 84955353522     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-015-3490-4     Document Type: Article

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