An experimental evaluation of the arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) as a seed disperser

Arctic, Antarctic, and Alpine Research

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 468-473

  Graae, Bente J ^a,b   Pagh, Sussie ^c   Bruun, Hans Henrik ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Svendborg   (Denmark)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANID; SEED DISPERSAL;

ARCTIC; ARCTIC AND ANTARCTIC; GREENLAND; WORLD;

ACAULIS; ALOPEX LAGOPUS; CANIDAE; CERASTIUM ALPINUM; CHAMAENERION; CHAMERION LATIFOLIUM; GNAPHALIUM; LAGOPUS; LUZULA PARVIFLORA; OXYRIA DIGYNA; PAPAVER; PAPAVER RADICATUM; POLYGONUM; POLYGONUM VIVIPARUM; RANUNCULACEAE; RANUNCULUS HYPERBOREUS; SALIX; SALIX GLAUCA; SAXIFRAGA CERNUA; SCATOPHAGUS ARGUS; SIBBALDIA PROCUMBENS; SILENE; SILENE ACAULIS; STELLARIA; STELLARIA LONGIPES; VERONICA; VERONICA ALPINA; VULPES;

EID: 13944259719     PISSN: 15230430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1657/1523-0430(2004)036[0468:AEEOTA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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