Endozoochorous seed dispersal by sympatric mustelids, Martes melampus and Mustela itatsi, in western Tokyo, central Japan

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 628-633

  Tsuji, Yamato ^a   Tatewaki, Takafumi ^b   Kanda, Eiji ^c  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AZABU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Tokyo Wildlife Research Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endozoochory; Japanese marten; Japanese weasel; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; FECES; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FRUGIVORY; HABITAT SELECTION; MUSTELID; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SYMPATRY; ZOOCHORY;

HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; TOKYO [KANTO];

MARTES MELAMPUS; MUSTELA ITATSI; MUSTELIDAE; MUSTELINAE;

EID: 79961021466     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2011.01.002     Document Type: Article

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