A field test of the directed deterrence hypothesis in two species of wild chili

Oecologia

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 61-68

  Levey, Douglas J ^a   Tewksbury, Joshua J ^b   Cipollini, Martin L ^c   Carlo, Tomás A ^b  

^a University of Florida 118525 ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c BERRY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds; Capsaicin; Chili; Directed deterrence; Fruit

Indexed keywords

AVES; CAPSICUM; CAPSICUM ANNUUM; CAPSICUM CHACOENSE; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

CARBOHYDRATE; LIPID; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; FRUIT; PEPPER; PHYSIOLOGY; RODENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; CAPSICUM; CARBOHYDRATES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CHAIN; FRUIT; LIPIDS; PLANT PROTEINS; RODENTIA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 39049182812     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-006-0496-y     Document Type: Article

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