Effects of premigratory fasting on the potential for long distance dispersal of seeds by waterfowl: An experiment with marbled teal

Revue d'Ecologie (La Terre et la Vie)

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 283-287

  Figuerola, Jordi ^a   Green, Andy J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEED DISPERSAL; WATERFOWL; ZOOCHORY;

ANATIDAE;

EID: 27144442741     PISSN: 02497395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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