The recruitment of Phillyrea latifolia L. (Oleaceae), a bird—dispersed tree of Mediterranean
forest, is described. Fruit removal by birds, seed rain, post—dispersal seed predation, seed …

A total of 34 floral visitors of Lavandula latifolia (Labiatae) at a southern Spanish locality were
examined from the perspective of their "quality" as pollinators. I considered frequency of …

Fruit production and patterns of seed dispersal by birds were studied at two elevations in the
mediterranean scrublands of southern Spain. Fleshy—fruit—producing species represent a …

Aside from the profound physiological differences derived from the ability of plants to build
carbon—based organic molecules out of light, water and atmospheric carbon dioxide, the …

Variation in time (annual and seasonal) and space (between- and within-population) is
examined for the pollinator assemblage of Lavandula latifolia (Labiatae), an insect-pollinated, …

Interactions between plants and animals are incredibly diverse and complex and span
terrestrial, atmospheric and aquatic environments. The last decade has seen the emergence of a …

By analyzing 296 published and unpublished data sets describing annual variation in seed
output by 144 species of woody plants, this article addresses the following questions. Do …

The role of carnivorous mammals (Order Carnivora) in seed dispersal has remained virtually
unexplored, despite the well-known fact that these animals commonly ingest fleshy fruits …

Certain natural history phenomena may provide a vivid illustration of selection in action and
its adaptive products, and nearly every evolutionary biologist would agree that the …

This study examines the characteristics of ripe fruits of 111 species (35 families, 62 genera)
of vertebrate—dispersed plants (with fleshy fruits) native to the Iberian Peninsula. The …