Seed removal by ants, birds and rodents in a woodland savanna habitat in Zimbabwe

African Zoology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 295-299

  Linzey, Alicia V ^a   Washok, Kimberly A ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ants; Birds; Granivory; Rodents; Woodland savanna habitat

Indexed keywords

AVES; FORMICIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0039029321     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2000.11657102     Document Type: Article

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