Effects of forest edges, fruit display size, and fruit colour on bird seed dispersal in a New Zealand mistletoe, Alepis flavida

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 93-103

  Bach, Catherine E ^a   Kelly, Dave ^b  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alepis flavida; Edge effect; Forest fragmentation; Frugivory; Fruit colour; Fruit display size; Fruit removal rates; Mistletoe; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

EDGE EFFECT; FOREST EDGE; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT; SEED DISPERSAL;

ALEPIS FLAVIDA; AVES; VISCUM; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 4344638825     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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