Geographical variation in diaspore traits of an ant‐dispersed plant (Helleborus foetidus): are ant community composition and diaspore traits correlated?

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• Publication year

  2002

• Venue

  Journal of Ecology

• Publication date

  2002-06-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Geography, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2002.00675.x
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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