Seed dispersal of Acacia erioloba by African bush elephants in Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 375-385

  Dudley, Joseph P ^a,b  

^a Hwange National Park (Main Camp)   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Acacia erioloba; Bush elephant; Digestibility; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

DIGESTIBILITY; ELEPHANT; SEED DISPERSAL; ZOOCHORY;

ZIMBABWE;

ACACIA ERIOLOBA; LOXODONTA AFRICANA;

EID: 0033395129     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2028.1999.00191.x     Document Type: Article

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