Geese as frugivores and probable seed-dispersal mutualists;Gansos como frugívoros y probables mutualistas dispersadores de semillas

Journal of Field Ornithology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 144-146

  Willson, Mary F ^a   Traveset, Anna ^b   Sabag, Carlos ^c  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^b Inst d'Estudis Avancats les I   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANSER; ANSER SP.; ANSERIFORMES; CHLOEPHAGA; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 0031288038     PISSN: 02738570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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