The restricted seed rain of a mistletoe specialist

Journal of Avian Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 9-14

  Rawsthorne, John ^a   Watson, David M ^a   Roshier, David A ^a,b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALLING BEHAVIOR; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DICOTYLEDON; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT; GENERALIST; HOST PLANT; PASSERINE; PATCHINESS; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED RAIN; SPECIALIST;

AMYEMA PREISSII; AVES; DICAEUM HIRUNDINACEUM; LORANTHACEAE; NECTARINIIDAE; SANTALALES; VISCUM ALBUM;

EID: 84858751238     PISSN: 09088857     EISSN: 1600048X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-048X.2011.05515.x     Document Type: Article

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