Fig-eating by bornean tree shrews (Tupaia spp,): Evidence for a role as seed dispersers

Biotropica

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 759-764

  Shanahan, Mike ^a   Compton, Steve G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Borneo; Ficus; Frugivory; Germination; Gut passage time; Scandentia; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

TUPAIA;

EID: 0034511314     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2000.tb00525.x     Document Type: Note

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