Patterns of frugivory, seed dispersal and predation of blue fan palms (Brahea armata) in oases of northern Baja California

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 73, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 773-783

  Wehncke, E V ^a   Medellin X L ^b   Ezcurra, E ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Baja California; Beetles; Blue fan palm; Brahea armata; Desert oasis; Frugivory; Palm animal interactions; Rodents; Seed dispersal; Seed predation; Spatial association pattern

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIRD; CONIFEROUS TREE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FRUGIVORY; GRANIVORY; OASIS; PREDATION; RODENT; SEED DISPERSAL; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

BAJA CALIFORNIA [(PNN) MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COLEOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA; TRACHYCARPUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 67349179082     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2009.03.007     Document Type: Article

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