Quantitative analysis of acorn transportation by rodents using magnetic locator

Vegetatio

Volumn 124, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-43

  Iida, Shigeo ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acorn; Magnetic locator; Ogawa Forest Reserve; Quercus acutissima; Quercus serrata; Rodent; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

QUERCUS; QUERCUS ACUTISSIMA; QUERCUS SERRATA; RODENTIA; FAGACEAE;

ACORN; RODENT;

JAPAN, HONSHU, OGAWA FOREST;

EID: 0029661503     PISSN: 00423106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00045142     Document Type: Article

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