Seed dispersal by ants in a deciduous forest ecosystem : mechanisms, strategies, adaptations /

Countless ants transport and deposit seeds and thereby influence the survival, death, and evolution of many plant species. In higher plants, seed dispersal by ants (myrmecochory) has appeared many times independently in different lineages. More than 3000 plant species are known to utilize ant assist...

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Main Authors:	Gorb, Elena (Author), Gorb, Stanislav (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer Science+Business Media, [2003]
Subjects:	Seeds > Dispersal. Ants > Ecology. Forest ecology. Insect-plant relationships. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book