Influence of gibbon ranging patterns on seed dispersal distance and deposition site in a Bornean forest

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 269-275

  McConkey, Kim R ^a,b   Chivers, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Borneo; Foraging behaviour; Hylobates; Kalimantan; Ranging patterns; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FRUGIVORY; HOME RANGE; HOMINID; SEED DISPERSAL;

ASIA; BARITO ULU; BORNEO; CENTRAL KALIMANTAN; EURASIA; INDONESIA; MALAY ARCHIPELAGO; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

HAPLORHINI; HYLOBATES; HYLOBATES MUELLERI; HYLOBATIDAE;

EID: 34247510650     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467407003999     Document Type: Article

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