Classification of bird-dispersed plants by fruiting phenology, fruit size, and growth form in a primary lucidophyllous forest: An analysis, with implications for the conservation of fruit-bird interactions

Ornithological Science

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-23

  Kominami, Yohsuke ^a   Sato, Tamotsu ^a   Takeshita, Keiko ^a   Manabe, Tohru ^b   Endo, Akira ^c   Noma, Naohiko ^d  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b Kitakyushu Museum   (Japan)

^c JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHIGA PREFECTURE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Birds; Forest conservation; Frugivory; Fruit bird interaction; Lucidophyllous forest; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

EID: 28244449113     PISSN: 13470558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2326/osj.2.3     Document Type: Article

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