Hoarding behaviors of two wood mouse species: Different preference for acorns of two Fagaceae species

Ecological Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 127-133

  Shimada, Takuya ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Animal plant interaction; Apodemus spp.; Castanopsis cuspidata; Quercus serrata; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

CACHING; FOOD PREFERENCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; RODENT; SEED DISPERSAL;

ANIMALIA; APODEMUS; APODEMUS ARGENTEUS; APODEMUS SPECIOSUS; CASTANOPSIS; CASTANOPSIS CUSPIDATA; FAGACEAE; QUERCUS; QUERCUS SERRATA; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035720703     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1703.2001.00378.x     Document Type: Article

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