Influence of seed height on removal rates by rodents in central Panama

Mammalia

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 76-77

  Flagel, David ^a   Adler, Gregory H ^a   Lambert, Thomas D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrocaryum standleyanum; Attalea butyracea; Panama; Rodents; Seed dispersal; Seed predation; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

MONOCOTYLEDON; RODENT; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PREDATION; TROPICAL FOREST;

CENTRAL AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

ASTROCARYUM STANDLEYANUM; ATTALEA BUTYRACEA; RODENTIA;

EID: 62249131453     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: 18641547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/MAMM.2009.004     Document Type: Article

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