Factors affecting the relationship between seed removal and seed mortality

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 378-385

  Moore, J E ^a,b   Swihart, R K ^a  

^a Purdue University ^*  (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD LIMITATION; MORTALITY; RODENT; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PREDATION;

SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS;

EID: 44449160362     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z08-011     Document Type: Article

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