Seed dispersal by kerama deer (Cervus nippon keramae) on Aka Island, the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan

Biotropica

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 405-413

  Yamashiro, Asuka ^a   Yamashiro, Tadashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cervus nippon keramae; Endozoochory; Kerama deer; Ryukyu Islands; Seed dispersal; Subtropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

DEER; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GERMINATION; GRASSLAND; HERBIVORE; SEED DISPERSAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; RYUKYU ISLANDS;

AVES; CERVIDAE; CERVUS NIPPON; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33646476890     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2006.00158.x     Document Type: Article

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