Sugar composition of wild fruits in Hong Kong, China

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 381-387

  Ko, Ice W P ^a   Corlett, Richard T ^a   Xu, Ruo Jun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Birds; Carbohydrates; Frugivory; Fruit; Mammals; Sugars

Indexed keywords

AVES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031817820     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467498000297     Document Type: Article

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