Frugivory and Seed Dispersal by Northern Pigtailed Macaques (Macaca leonina), in Thailand

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 170-193

  Albert, Aurélie ^a   Hambuckers, Alain ^a   Culot, Laurence ^b   Savini, Tommaso ^c   Huynen, Marie Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Germination; Khao Yai National Park; Seed spitting; Seed swallowing; Tropical rain forest

Indexed keywords

FOREST; FRUGIVORY; GERMINATION; NATIONAL PARK; PATTERN RECOGNITION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEED COLLECTION; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PREDATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TROPICAL FOREST;

CENTRAL REGION [THAILAND]; KHAO YAI NATIONAL PARK; THAILAND;

ANIMALIA; MACACA; MACACA LEONINA;

EID: 84872850606     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-012-9649-5     Document Type: Article

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