Seed dispersal by birds and bats in lowland philippine forest successional area

Biotropica

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 452-458

  Gonzales, Regielene S ^a,b   Ingle, Nina R ^c   Lagunzad, Daniel A ^b   Nakashizuka, Tohru ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b University of the Philippines Diliman   (Philippines)

^c Wildlife Conservation Society of the Philippines   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Animal dispersal; Endozoochory; SE Asia; Seasonal effect; Succession; Tropical forest; Volant frugivores

Indexed keywords

BAT; BIRD; DICOTYLEDON; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT RESTORATION; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; NATURE RESERVE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SEASONALITY; SUCCESSION; TRAP (EQUIPMENT); TROPICAL FOREST; WATERSHED; ZOOCHORY;

ASIA; CENTRAL LUZON; EURASIA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SUBIC BAY FOREST RESERVE;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 67651216064     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2009.00501.x     Document Type: Article

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