Journal of Tropical Ecology

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Population dynamics of the ruddy-capped nightingale thrush ( Catharus frantzii) in Chiapas, Mexico: influences of density, productivity and survival

Jose Luis Rangel-Salazar, Kathy Martin, Peter Marshall and Robert W. Elner

Journal of Tropical Ecology, Volume 24, Issue 06, November 2008, pp 583-593

doi:10.1017/S0266467408005518 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 07 Nov 2008

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Burial and secondary dispersal of small seeds in a tropical forest

Toby R. Marthews, Christopher E. Mullins, James W. Dalling and David F. R. P. Burslem

Journal of Tropical Ecology, Volume 24, Issue 06, November 2008, pp 595-605

doi:10.1017/S026646740800535X (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 07 Nov 2008

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The effect of light, seed size and biomass removal on cotyledon reserve use and root mass allocation in Gustavia superba seedlings

Ignacio M. Barberis and James W. Dalling

Journal of Tropical Ecology, Volume 24, Issue 06, November 2008, pp 607-617

doi:10.1017/S0266467408005440 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 07 Nov 2008

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Potential effects of arboreal and terrestrial avian dispersers on seed dormancy, seed germination and seedling establishment in Ormosia (Papilionoideae) species in Peru

Mercedes S. Foster

Journal of Tropical Ecology, Volume 24, Issue 06, November 2008, pp 619-627

doi:10.1017/S0266467408005439 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 07 Nov 2008

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Soil and light effects on the sapling performance of the shade-tolerant species Brosimum alicastrum (Moraceae) in a Mexican tropical rain forest

Leonel Lopez-Toledo, Mariana Martínez, Michiel van Breugel and Frank J. Sterck

Journal of Tropical Ecology, Volume 24, Issue 06, November 2008, pp 629-637

doi:10.1017/S0266467408005427 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 07 Nov 2008

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Ant nests and soil nutrient availability: the negative impact of fire

Leandro Sousa-Souto, José H. Schoereder, Carlos Ernesto G. R. Schaefer and Washington L. Silva

Journal of Tropical Ecology, Volume 24, Issue 06, November 2008, pp 639-646

doi:10.1017/S0266467408005464 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 07 Nov 2008

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Nitrogen availability is not affected by frequent fire in a South African savanna

Corli Coetsee, Edmund C. February and William J. Bond

Journal of Tropical Ecology, Volume 24, Issue 06, November 2008, pp 647-654

doi:10.1017/S026646740800549X (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 07 Nov 2008

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Stem mortality of Acacia nigrescens induced by the synergistic effects of elephants and fire in Kruger National Park, South Africa

Glenn R. Moncrieff, Laurence M. Kruger and Jeremy J. Midgley

Journal of Tropical Ecology, Volume 24, Issue 06, November 2008, pp 655-662

doi:10.1017/S0266467408005476 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 07 Nov 2008

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Regional variation in tropical forest tree species composition in the Central African Republic: an assessment based on inventories by forest companies

Maxime Réjou-Méchain, Raphaël Pélissier, Sylvie Gourlet-Fleury, Pierre Couteron, Robert Nasi and John D. Thompson

Journal of Tropical Ecology, Volume 24, Issue 06, November 2008, pp 663-674

doi:10.1017/S0266467408005506 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 07 Nov 2008

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Community structure and topographic distribution of lianas in a watershed on Okinawa, south-western Japan

Buntarou Kusumoto, Tsutomu Enoki and Yasushi Watanabe

Journal of Tropical Ecology, Volume 24, Issue 06, November 2008, pp 675-683

doi:10.1017/S0266467408005452 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 07 Nov 2008

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Short Communication

Distribution and abundance of nearctic–neotropical songbird migrants in a forest restoration site in southern Costa Rica

J. Leighton Reid, J. Berton C. Harris, Laura J. Martin, Jacob R. Barnett and Rakan A. Zahawi

Journal of Tropical Ecology, Volume 24, Issue 06, November 2008, pp 685-688

doi:10.1017/S0266467408005415 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 07 Nov 2008

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Flowering as a key factor in ant– Philodendron interactions

Marc Gibernau, Jérome Orivel, Alain Dejean, Jacques Delabie and Denis Barabé

Journal of Tropical Ecology, Volume 24, Issue 06, November 2008, pp 689-692

doi:10.1017/S0266467408005488 (About doi), Published Online by Cambridge University Press 07 Nov 2008

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