Seed predation by rodents and safe sites for large-seeded trees in a fragment of the Brazilian Atlantic forest;Predação de sementes por roedores e sítios seguros para árvores com grandes sementes em um fragmento de floresta Atlântica brasileira

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 763-771

  Pinto, S R R ^a   Santos, A M M ^a   Tabarelli, M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Frugivory; Janzen Connell model; Oryzomys oniscus; Seed dispersal; Tropical forest

Indexed keywords

ORYZOMYS; ORYZOMYS ONISCUS; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 70350675175     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1519-69842009000400003     Document Type: Article

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