Do seeds hinder digestive processing of fruit pulp? Implications for plant/frugivore mutualisms

Auk

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 319-326

  Witmer, Mark C ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DIGESTION; FRUIT; PROCESSING TIME; SEED;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BOMBYCILLA CEDRORUM; BOMBYCILLIDAE; CATHARUS GUTTATUS; CATHARUS MINIMUS; GALLIFORMES; HYLOCHICHLA; HYLOCHICHLA MUSTELINA; HYLOCICHLA MUSTELINA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS VIRGINIANA; TURDIDAE; TURDUS MIGRATORIUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031980812     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4089190     Document Type: Article

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