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Effect of seed removal by ants on the host-epiphyte associations in a tropical dry forest of central Mexico

Seed depredation is recognized as a determining factor in plant community structure and composition. Ants are primary consumers of seeds influencing abundance of epiphytes on trees. This study was conducted in two subunits of a tropical dry forest established on different soil substrates in San Andr...

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Autores principales: Vergara-Torres, Carmen Agglael, Corona-López, Angélica Ma, Díaz-Castelazo, Cecilia, Toledo-Hernández, Víctor Hugo, Flores-Palacios, Alejandro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6185717/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30338050
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/ply056