Ecological correlates of endozoochory by herbivores

Functional Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 296-304

  Pakeman, R J ^a   Digneffe, G ^b   Small, J L ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Thomas More University College   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Animal dispersal; Discriminant function analysis; Gut survival; Plant attributes; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

GERMINATION; HERBIVORE; SEED DISPERSAL; ZOOCHORY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0036087246     PISSN: 02698463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2435.2002.00625.x     Document Type: Article

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