Carnivorous mammals as seed dispersers of myrtus communis (Myrtaceae) in the mediterranean shrublands

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 189-195

  Aronne, G ^a   Russo, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carnivorous mammals; Mediterranean species; Myrtus; Reproductive biology; Seed dispersal; Seed germination

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008862594     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263504.1997.10654181     Document Type: Article

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