Influence of acorn woodpecker social behaviour on transport of coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) acorns in a southern California oak savanna

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 561-572

  Scofield, Douglas G ^a   Sork, Victoria L ^a   Smouse, Peter E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Assignment analysis; Genotyping error; Melanerpes formicivorous; Pericarp; Probability of maternal identity; Quercus agrifolia; Seed dispersal; Social behaviour

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DECIDUOUS TREE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GENOTYPE; SAVANNA; SEED DISPERSAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TERRITORIALITY;

CALIFORNIA; SEDGWICK RESERVE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; MELANERPES; MELANERPES FORMICIVORUS; QUERCUS; QUERCUS AGRIFOLIA;

EID: 77952918589     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01649.x     Document Type: Article

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