Desiccation sensitivity and heat tolerance of Prunus ilicifolia seeds dispersed by American black bears (Ursus americanus)

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 457-466

  Borchert, Mark ^a   Tyler, Claudia M ^b  

^a San Bernardino National Forest   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnivore; Chaparral; Endozoochory; Prunus ilicifolia; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

PRUNUS; PRUNUS ILICIFOLIA; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 79951729032     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3398/064.070.0405     Document Type: Article

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