Seed dispersal by Ceratogymna hornbills in the Dja Reserve, Cameroon

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 351-371

  Whitney, Kenneth D ^a,b   Fogiel, Mark K ^a   Lamperti, Aaron M ^a   Holbrook, Kimberly M ^a   Stauffer, Donald J ^a   Hardesty, Britta Denise ^a   Parker, V Thomas ^a   Smith, Thomas B ^a,b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds; Ceratogymna; Diet; Frugivory; Rain forest; Seed deposition; Seed dispersal; Seed germination; Seed passage

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FRUGIVORE; GERMINATION; SEED DISPERSAL; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

CAMEROON, DJA;

CERATOGYMNA ATRATA; CERATOGYMNA CYLINDRICUS; CERATOGYMNA FISTULATOR; CERATOGYMNA HORNBILLS;

EID: 0031847483     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467498000273     Document Type: Article

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