Comparison of fruit syndromes between the Egyptian fruit-bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) and birds in East Mediterranean habitats

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-153

  Korine, Carmi ^a   Izhaki, Ido ^b   Arad, Zeev ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dietary overlap; Frugivory; Fruit syndrome; Fruit bat; Rousettus aegyptiacus

Indexed keywords

EGYPTAIN FRUIT BAT; FRUIT DISPERSAL; FRUIT SYNDROME; SEED DISPERSAL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ROUSETTUS AEGYPTIACUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032029847     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(98)80018-0     Document Type: Article

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