Avian selection of the color-dimorphic fruits of salmonberry, Rubus spectabilis: A field experiment

Oikos

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 77-86

  Gervais, Jennifer A ^a,b   Noon, Barry R ^c,d   Willson, Mary F ^e  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^e PACIFIC NORTHWEST RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRD; COLOR; EVOLUTION; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT; SELECTION;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLIFORMES; RUBUS SPECTABILIS;

EID: 0033051951     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3546868     Document Type: Article

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