Tannin concentration enhances seed caching by scatter-hoarding rodents: An experiment using artificial 'seeds'

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 379-385

  Wang, Bo ^a   Chen, Jin ^a  

^a KEY LABORATORY OF TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Apodemus; Artificial 'seed'; Condensed tannin; Foraging behavior; Hydrolysable tannin; Scatter hoarding; Seed dispersal; Tannin concentration

Indexed keywords

CACHING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOOD PREFERENCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; RODENT; TANNIN;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SHANGRI-LA; YUNNAN;

APODEMUS; APODEMUS CHEVRIERI; APODEMUS LATRONUM; RODENTIA;

EID: 55249106867     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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