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Effects of Patch Size and Floral Herbivory on Seed Set in Trichogoniopsis adenantha (Asteraceae) in Southeastern Brazil1 |
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| Authors: | Adriana T Salomo Luiz F Martins Ricardo da S Ribeiro Gustavo Q Romero |
| Institution: | Adriana T. Salomão,Luiz F. Martins,Ricardo da S. Ribeiro,Gustavo Q. Romero |
| Abstract: | The effects of patch size and floral herbivory on reproductive success of Trichogoniopsis adenantha (Asteraceae) were studied in a semideciduous forest in southeastern Brazil. Plants in large patches and capitula not attacked by endophagous insects had higher seed set. The consequences of living in large or small patches for plant reproductive success are discussed. |
| Keywords: | endophagy flower damage herbivory indirect effects mutualism patch size pollination semideciduous forest southeastern Brazil Trichogoniopsis adenantha |