The cyanogenic glycoside amygdalin does not deter consumption of ripe fruit by Cedar Waxwings

Auk

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 749-758

  Struempf, Heather M ^a   Schondube, Jorge E ^b   Martínez Del Rio, Carlos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; FEEDING DETERRENT; FRUGIVORY; PHYTOCHEMISTRY;

ANIMALIA; AVES; BOMBYCILLA CEDRORUM; BOMBYCILLIDAE; GALLIFORMES; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0032818735     PISSN: 00048038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4089335     Document Type: Article

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