Seed dispersal ecology of non-restricted frugivores, capuchin monkeys in three neotropical forests

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 519-528

  Wehncke, Elisabet V ^a,b,c   Domínguez, César A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b SAN DIEGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentina; Cebus apella; Cebus capucinus; Costa Rica; Feeding; Frugivory; Panama; Primates; Seed dispersal; Subtropical forest; Tropical ecology

Indexed keywords

FEEDING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; NEOTROPICAL REGION; PRIMATE; SEED DISPERSAL; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ARGENTINA; CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; CEBIDAE; CEBUS; CEBUS APELLA; CEBUS CAPUCINUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 35348918096     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467407004257     Document Type: Article

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