Seed dispersal by woolly monkeys (Lagothrix lagothricha) at Tinigua National Park, Colombia: Dispersal distance, germination rates, and dispersal quantity

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 275-289

  Stevenson, Pablo R ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lagothrix lagothricha; Retention time; Seed dispersal distance; Seed shadow; Tinigua National Park Colombia; Tropical forest regeneration; Woolly monkeys

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; PRIMATE; SEED DISPERSAL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CEBIDAE; CHEMISTRY; COLOMBIA; FECES; FEMALE; FRUIT; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; SEASON; TREE; TROPIC CLIMATE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CEBIDAE; COLOMBIA; FECES; FEMALE; FRUIT; GERMINATION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SEASONS; SEEDS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREES; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

COLOMBIA;

ANIMALIA; CEBIDAE; LAGOTHRIX; LAGOTHRIX LAGOTRICHA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0034038808     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2345(200004)50:4<275::AID-AJP4>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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