The potential for seed dispersal by the banana slug (Ariolimax columbianus)

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 103-110

  Gervais, Jennifer A ^a,d   Traveset, Anna ^b   Willson, Mary F ^c  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTO MEDITERRÁNEO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS   (Spain)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; SEED DISPERSAL; SLUG;

PACIFIC NORTHWEST; USA;

ARIOLIMAX COLUMBIANUS; DISPORUM SMITHII; GASTROPODA; GAULTHERIA SHALLON; RUBUS DISCOLOR; RUBUS SPECTABILIS; VACCINIUM OVATUM; VACCINIUM PARVIFOLIUM;

EID: 0031878289     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(1998)140[0103:TPFSDB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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