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Oak Seed Dispersal : A Study in Plant-Animal Interactions /

"This book details the causes and consequences of oak forest structure. Oaks, Steele argues, have formed a coevolutionary bond with their seed predators. This bond can be understood by studying the complex interactions of rodent and jay scatter-hoarding, partial seed predation due to acorn chem...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Steele, Michael A. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:"This book details the causes and consequences of oak forest structure. Oaks, Steele argues, have formed a coevolutionary bond with their seed predators. This bond can be understood by studying the complex interactions of rodent and jay scatter-hoarding, partial seed predation due to acorn chemistry, the impact of oak forest predators on seed predators, and the limiting effects of fallen nuts on insect damage. The book will provide a comprehensive framework on which future research will build"--
Description matérielle:1 online resource (480 pages).
ISBN:9781421439020