The pattern of epiphyte distribution along host trees is a function of many variables. This study examined how the dispersal syndrome of the host tree affected the composition of epiphyte dispersal syndromes in that tree. It was expected that a host tree species bearing bird-dispersed fruits would harbor more epiphytes exhibiting the bird-dispersal syndrome than a tree that has fruits eaten by terrestrial mammals. Two species of host trees were surveyed, Inga sierrae, a tree with terrestrial-mammal dispersed fruits, and Sapium glandulosum, a tree with fruits that are bird-dispersed. Nine of each tree species were sampled. The tree with terrestrial mammal-dispersed fruits contained significantly higher numbers of epiphytes whose fruits ar...
Most fleshy-fruited plants establish strong local interactions with a few fruit-eating species acros...
The interplay between dispersal and adaptation to local environments ultimately determines the distr...
In this thesis I investigated consequences of seed dispersal and frugivory for plant populations and...
The pattern of epiphyte distribution along host trees is a function of many variables. This study e...
The commensalistic interaction between vascular epiphytes and host trees is a type of biotic interac...
Vascular epiphytes are an extremely diverse and prevalent plant-form of neotropical cloud forests, a...
Neotropical montane forests are characterized by their great abundance and high diversity of epiphyt...
Vascular epiphytes, which are specialised to spend their entire life cycle within trees, are signifi...
Network theory has provided a general way to understand mutualistic plant–animal interactions at the...
A central issue in ecology is the understanding of the establishment of biotic interactions. We stud...
• Background and Aims A possible role of host tree identity in the structuring of vascular epiphyte ...
Abstract Plants that rely on other plants for support (i.e. epiphytes and vines) are common in many ...
Understanding the factors that determine species distributions is a central question in ecology. Nic...
Ficus tuerckheimii, a species of strangler fig found in the cloud forests of Monteverde, is a keysto...
Vascular epiphytes form a diverse group of almost 30,000 species, yet theory concerning their commun...
Most fleshy-fruited plants establish strong local interactions with a few fruit-eating species acros...
The interplay between dispersal and adaptation to local environments ultimately determines the distr...
In this thesis I investigated consequences of seed dispersal and frugivory for plant populations and...
The pattern of epiphyte distribution along host trees is a function of many variables. This study e...
The commensalistic interaction between vascular epiphytes and host trees is a type of biotic interac...
Vascular epiphytes are an extremely diverse and prevalent plant-form of neotropical cloud forests, a...
Neotropical montane forests are characterized by their great abundance and high diversity of epiphyt...
Vascular epiphytes, which are specialised to spend their entire life cycle within trees, are signifi...
Network theory has provided a general way to understand mutualistic plant–animal interactions at the...
A central issue in ecology is the understanding of the establishment of biotic interactions. We stud...
• Background and Aims A possible role of host tree identity in the structuring of vascular epiphyte ...
Abstract Plants that rely on other plants for support (i.e. epiphytes and vines) are common in many ...
Understanding the factors that determine species distributions is a central question in ecology. Nic...
Ficus tuerckheimii, a species of strangler fig found in the cloud forests of Monteverde, is a keysto...
Vascular epiphytes form a diverse group of almost 30,000 species, yet theory concerning their commun...
Most fleshy-fruited plants establish strong local interactions with a few fruit-eating species acros...
The interplay between dispersal and adaptation to local environments ultimately determines the distr...
In this thesis I investigated consequences of seed dispersal and frugivory for plant populations and...