Response of silvereyes (zosterops lateralis) to dietary tannins: The paradox of secondary metabolites in ripe fruit

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 633-640

  Stanley, Margaret C ^a   Lill, Alan ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; FRUIT; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SEED DISPERSAL; TANNIN;

ANIMALIA; SCHINOPSIS BALANSAE; VERTEBRATA; ZOSTEROPS; ZOSTEROPS LATERALIS;

EID: 0035704976     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO01042     Document Type: Article

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