Frugivory and seed dispersal by Asian elephants, Elephas maximus, in a moist evergreen forest of Thailand

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 373-376

  Kitamura, Shumpei ^a,b   Yumoto, Takakazu ^a,c   Poonswad, Pilai ^b   Wohandee, Prawat ^d  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Mahidol University   (Thailand)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR HUMANITY AND NATURE   (Japan)

^d DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL PARKS   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Choerospondias axillaris; Diospyros glandulosa; Faecal analysis; Garcinia cowa; Germination trial; Irvingia malayana; Khao Yai National Park; Platymitra macrocarpa; Sandoricum koetjape; Spondias pinnata

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ELEPHANT; EVERGREEN FOREST; FRUGIVORY; GERMINATION; SEED DISPERSAL;

ASIA; CENTRAL REGION [THAILAND]; EURASIA; KHAO YAI NATIONAL PARK; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

CHOEROSPONDIAS AXILLARIS; DIOSPYROS; DIOSPYROS GLANDULOSA; ELEPHANTIDAE; ELEPHAS; ELEPHAS MAXIMUS; GARCINIA; GARCINIA COWA; IRVINGIA MALAYANA; LOXODONTA CYCLOTIS; PLATYMITRA MACROCARPA; SANDORICUM KOETJAPE; SPONDIAS;

EID: 34247498211     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467407004026     Document Type: Article

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