Seed dispersal patterns produced by white-faced monkeys: Implications for the dispersal limitation of neotropical tree species

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 677-685

  Wehncke, Elisabet V ^a,f   Hubbell, S P ^b,c   Foster, R B ^d   Dalling, J W ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^f Lab de Interacciones Planta Animal   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cebus capucinus; Dispersal effectiveness; Primate dispersal; Recruitment limitation; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUGIVORY; PRIMATE; RECRUITMENT; SEED DISPERSAL; ZOOCHORY;

PANAMA;

ANIMALIA; CEBIDAE; CEBUS; CEBUS CAPUCINUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 0043212185     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2003.00798.x     Document Type: Article

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