Are you strong enough to carry that seed? Seed size/body size ratios influence seed choices by rodents

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 709-715

  Muñoz, Alberto ^a   Bonal, Raúl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Algerian mouse; Apodemus sylvaticus; body size; handling costs; Mus spretus; seed dispersal; seed size; wood mouse

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; DECIDUOUS TREE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; RODENT; SEED SIZE;

APODEMUS SYLVATICUS; ILEX; MUS SPRETUS; QUERCUS ILEX; RODENTIA;

EID: 49149083442     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.03.017     Document Type: Article

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