Postdispersal fruit and seed removal by forest-dwelling rodents in a lowland rainforest in Mexico

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 139-151

  Sánchez Cordero, Victor ^a   Martínez Gallardo, Roberto ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE BAJA CALIFORNIA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRUIT REMOVAL; RAINFOREST; RODENT; SEED REMOVAL;

MEXICO, VERACRUZ STATE, LOS TUXTLAS;

ASTROCARYUM MEXICANUM; BROSIMUM ALICASTRUM; CYMBOPETALUM BAILLONII; FICUS YOPONENSIS; NECTANDRA AMBIGENS; OMPHALEA OLEIFERA;

EID: 2642689671     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467498000121     Document Type: Article

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