Significance and extent of secondary seed dispersal by predatory birds on oceanic islands: The case of the Canary archipelago

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 416-427

  Padilla, David P ^a,b   González Castro, Aarón ^a   Nogales, Manuel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PRODUCTOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Canary Islands; Endozoochory; Frugivorous lizards; Long distance seed dispersal; Mutualistic interactions; Predatory birds; Seed germination effectiveness

Indexed keywords

ARCHIPELAGO; FECAL PELLET; FRUGIVORY; GERMINATION; LIZARD; MUTUALISM; PREDATOR; RAPTOR; SONGBIRD; STOMACH CONTENT; VIABILITY; ZOOCHORY;

CANARY ISLANDS; SPAIN;

AVES; LANIIDAE; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84856911098     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: 13652745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2745.2011.01924.x     Document Type: Article

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