Frugivory and seed dispersal by foxes in relation to mammalian prey abundance in a semiarid thornscrub

Austral Ecology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 739-746

  Silva, Sergio I ^a   Bozinovic, Francisco ^a   Jaksic, Fabian M ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; Effectiveness; Germination; Legitimacy; Pseudalopex culpaeus; Viability

Indexed keywords

CANID; FRUGIVORY; GERMINATION; PREY AVAILABILITY; ZOOCHORY;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; MAMMALIA; PORLIERIA CHILENSIS; PSEUDALOPEX CULPAEUS; SCHINUS MOLLE;

EID: 28444472352     PISSN: 14429985     EISSN: 14429993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2005.01449.x     Document Type: Article

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