Frugivory and seed dispersal by four species of primates in Madagascar's eastern rain forest

Biotropica

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 425-437

  Lawrence Dew, J ^a   Wright, Patricia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eulemur fulvus; Eulemur rubriventer; Frugivory; Germination; Madagascar; Primate; Propithecus diadema; Rainforest; Seed dispersal; Varecia variegata

Indexed keywords

FRUGIVORY; GERMINATION; PRIMATE; RAINFOREST; SEED DISPERSAL;

MADAGASCAR;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIADEMA; EULEMUR FULVUS; EULEMUR RUBRIVENTER; LEMURIDAE; PRIMATES; PROPITHECUS DIADEMA; STREPSIRHINI; VARECIA VARIEGATA;

EID: 20644436464     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1998.tb00076.x     Document Type: Article

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