Short-term fruit removal from a neotropical shrub with experimental bicoloured displays

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 469-472

  Wenny, Daniel G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds; Frugivory; Psychotria; Rubiaceae; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

COLOR; FRUGIVORY; SEED DISPERSAL;

ANIMALIA; AVES; PSYCHOTRIA; RUBIACEAE;

EID: 0042347868     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467403003511     Document Type: Article

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