Frugivory and seed dispersal by the yellow-throated marten, Martes flavigula, in a subtropical forest of China

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 219-223

  Zhou, You Bing ^a,b,c   Slade, Eleanor ^d   Newman, Chris ^d   Wang, Xiao Ming ^b   Zhang, Shu Yi ^b  

^a KEY LABORATORY OF TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGY   (China)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carnivore; Faecal analysis; Fruit morphology; Fruit selection; Martes flavigula; Seed dispersal; Seed germination

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT; GERMINATION; MORPHOLOGY; MUSTELID; SEED DISPERSAL; TROPICAL FOREST;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

MARTES FLAVIGULA;

EID: 43649102450     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467408004793     Document Type: Article

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