Seed dispersal by the rook corvus frugilegus l. In agricultural landscape - Mechanisms and ecological importance

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 511-523

  Czarnecka, Joanna ^a   Kitowski, Ignacy ^b  

^a MARIA CURIE SK ODOWSKA UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES IN LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Agricultural landscape; Corvus frugilegus; Longdistance dispersal; Pellets; Rook; Seed dispersal; Weeds

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BREEDING POPULATION; BREEDING SEASON; CEREAL; DIET; PASSERINE; PROPAGULE; SEED DISPERSAL;

AVES; CORVUS FRUGILEGUS; ECHINOCHLOA; ECHINOCHLOA CRUS-GALLI; FRAGARIA; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; PRUNUS AVIUM; SAMBUCUS NIGRA; SETARIA (PLANT); SORBUS; SORBUS AUCUPARIA; STELLARIA; STELLARIA MEDIA; VITACEAE; VITIS SP.;

EID: 78650899025     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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