Green, PJuniper, P2015-12-132015-12-130269-8463http://hdl.handle.net/1885/809841. The seedlings of larger-seeded species typically perform better than those of smaller-seeded species in the face of a variety of hazards. One mechanism that might explain this general pattern is the reserve effect, where larger-seeded species commit aKeywords: allometry; herbivory; rainforest; resprouting; seedling; Animalia Allometry; Cotyledons; Hypogeal; Rainforest; ResproutingSeed mass, seedling herbivory and the reserve effect in tropical rainforest seedlings200410.1111/j.0269-8463.2004.00881.x2015-12-11