Is farther seed dispersal better? Spatial patterns of offspring mortality in three rainforest tree species with different dispersal abilities
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P. A. Jansen ([email protected]), Centre for Ecosystem Studies, Wageningen Univ. and Research Centre, P.O. Box 47, NL-6700 AA Wageningen, the Netherlands, and Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies, Univ. of Groningen, P.O. Box 14, NL-9750 AA Haren, the Netherlands. F. Bongers and P. J. van der Meer, Centre for Ecosystem Studies, Wageningen Univ. and Research Centre, P.O. Box 47, NL-6700 AA Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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