Mast fruiting is a frequent strategy in woody species of eastern South America.
BACKGROUND: It is thought that mast seeding is a rare reproductive strategy in the tropics, since tropical climates are less variable, and fruit consumers tend to be more generalist in these regions. However, previous tests of this hypothesis were based on only few tropical datasets, and none from t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2007-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2031917?pdf=render |