Rodents and Restionaceae : sex-specific plant-animal interactions in dioecious plants

Differing plant canopy structures between the sexes of the dioecious Cannomois congesta (Restionaceae) were found to be the result of the destructive pre-dispersal seed predation methods used by the four-striped grass mouse (Rhabdomys). Mature, reproductive culms on female plants were felled down (m...

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Main Author: Van Blerk, Justin
Other Authors: West, Adam
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20541