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Pre-dispersal acorn predation in mixed oak forests: interspecific differences are driven by the interplay among seed phenology, seed size and predator size |
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| Authors: | Josep M Espelta Raúl Bonal Belén Sánchez-Humanes |
| Institution: | CREAF, Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications, Edifici C, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Catalonia, Spain;;and IREC (Instituto de Recursos Cinegéticos, CSIC-UCLM-JCCM), Ronda de Toledo s/n, E-13071 Ciudad Real, Spain |
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| Keywords: | Curculio elephas Curculio glandium Mediterranean oak forests multi-host–predator system Quercus humilis Quercus ilex seed ecology seed satiation species coexistence |