Gulls (Laridae) as frugivores and seed dispersers

Plant Ecology

Volumn 212, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1149-1157

  Calvino Cancela, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Frugivory; Island biogeography; Larus; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; COASTAL ZONE; DIET; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT; ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEABIRD; SEED DISPERSAL;

ANIMALIA; LARIDAE; LARUS;

EID: 79958057778     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11258-011-9894-2     Document Type: Review

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