Germination of native and exotic plant seeds dispersed by coyotes (Canis latrans) in southern California

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 472-478

  Silverstein, Robin P ^a,b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNONA; ANNONA CHERIMOLA; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS GLAUCA; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI; CANIDAE; CANIS LATRANS; CUCUMIS; FRAGARIA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; HETEROMELES ARBUTIFOLIA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA LITTORALIS; PANICUM MILIACEUM; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS GLANDULOSA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS ILICIFOLIA; PYRACANTHA; VITIS SP.; WASHINGTONIA FILIFERA;

EID: 30844456437     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1894/0038-4909(2005)050[0472:GONAEP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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