Seed dispersal of Morus macroura (Moraceae) by two frugivorous bats in Xishuangbanna, SW China

Biotropica

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 127-131

  Tang, Zhan Hui ^a   Cao, Min ^b   Sheng, Lian Xi ^a   Ma, Xun Feng ^a   Walsh, Allyson ^c   Zhang, Shu Yi ^d  

^a NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KEY LABORATORY OF TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGY   (China)

^c Lubee Bat Conservancy   (United States)

^d EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cynopterus sphinx; Germination; Rousettus leschenaulti; Seed shadow

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; BAT; FRUGIVORY; GERMINATION; SEED DISPERSAL; ZOOCHORY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XISHUANGBANNA; YUNNAN;

CYNOPTERUS SPHINX; MORACEAE; MORUS (PLANT); MORUS MACROURA; ROUSETTUS LESCHENAULTI;

EID: 38149120682     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2007.00307.x     Document Type: Article

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