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Pre-dispersal seed predation in Central American Acacia farnesiana: factors affecting the abundance of co-occurring bruchid beetles
Author(s): A. Traveset
Year: 1991
Publication Type: Article
Journal: Oecologia
Volume: 87
Issue: 4
Pages: 570-576
Article Topic(s): Disturbance, Seed collecting, Seed increase
Research Setting(s): Coastal,Savanna
Species Referenced: Vachellia farnesiana (Huisache),
Abstract
Investigates pre-dispersal seed predation of Acacia farnesiana by two beetles in Costa Rica. Although the intensity of seed predation did not change throughout the season, beetle females generally laid eggs on pods in the shade than in the sun.Suggested Citation
A. Traveset. "Pre-dispersal seed predation in Central American Acacia farnesiana: factors affecting the abundance of co-occurring bruchid beetles " Oecologia 87.4 (1991): 570-576.Go back