Germination rates of tree seeds ingested by coyotes and raccoons

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 71-76

  Cypher, Brian L ^a,b   Cypher, Ellen A ^a,b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Endangered Species Recovery Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; GRANIVORY; MAMMAL; SEED;

ANIMALIA; ASIMINA; ASIMINA TRILOBA; CANIDAE; CANIS LATRANS; CELTIS; CELTIS OCCIDENTALIS; DIOSPYROS VIRGINIANA; MAMMALIA; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; PRUNUS; PRUNUS AMERICANA; PRUNUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 0032789051     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(1999)142[0071:GROTSI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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