Geographic variation in walnut seed size correlates with hoarding behaviour of two rodent species

Ecological Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 607-614

  Tamura, N ^a   Hayashi, F ^b  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apodemus; Conflicting selection; Geographic mosaic; Sciurus; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

CACHING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; GERMINATION; NUT; RODENT; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED SIZE; SIZE EFFECT;

APODEMUS; APODEMUS SPECIOSUS; JUGLANS; JUGLANS AILANTHIFOLIA; MUS; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS; SCIURUS LIS;

EID: 43549105381     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-007-0414-8     Document Type: Article

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