Araucaria araucana and the austral parakeet: Predispersal seed predation on a masting species

Revista Chilena de Historia Natural

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 395-401

  Shepherd, John D ^a   Ditgen, Rebecca S ^a   Sanguinetti, Javier ^b  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Parques Nacionales de Argentina   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Araucaria araucana; Enicognathus ferrugineus; Masting; Pre dispersal seed predation

Indexed keywords

ARAUCARIA; ARAUCARIA ARAUCANA; ENICOGNATHUS FERRUGINEUS; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 67651012857     PISSN: 0716078X     EISSN: 07176317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0716-078X2008000300008     Document Type: Article

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