Fruit phenology of Prunus jamasakura and the feeding habit of the Asiatic black bear as a seed disperser

Ecological Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 385-392

  Koike, Shinsuke ^a   Kasai, Shinsuke ^a,c   Yamazaki, Koji ^b   Furubayashi, Kengo ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Ibaraki Nature Museum   (Japan)

^c Shiretoko Nature Foundation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asiatic black bear; Fruit maturing; Prunus jamasakura; Seed dispersal; Ursus thibetanus

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BEAR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; GERMINATION; MATURATION; PHENOLOGY; SEED DISPERSAL;

PRUNUS; PRUNUS JAMASAKURA; URSUS AMERICANUS; URSUS THIBETANUS;

EID: 40349106049     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-007-0399-3     Document Type: Article

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