Could poor seed dispersal contribute to predation by introduced rodents in a Hawaiian dry forest?

Biological Invasions

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1029-1042

  Chimera, Charles G ^a   Drake, Donald R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersal failure; Fruit pulp; Hawaiian Islands; Rattus rattus; Seed predation

Indexed keywords

ARCHIPELAGO; DRY FOREST; FRUIT; RODENT; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PREDATION;

HAWAII [UNITED STATES]; HAWAIIAN ISLANDS; MAUI; UNITED STATES;

BOCCONIA FRUTESCENS; DIOSPYROS; DIOSPYROS SANDWICENSIS; PLEOMELE AUWAHIENSIS; RATTUS; RATTUS RATTUS; RODENTIA; SANTALACEAE; SANTALUM ELLIPTICUM;

EID: 79952624788     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-010-9887-4     Document Type: Article

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