Functional diversity among seed dispersal kernels generated by carnivorous mammals

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 562-571

  González Varo, Juan P ^a   López Bao, José V ^b   Guitián, José ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Long distance seed dispersal; Martes martes; Seed mimics; Spatial scale; Vulpes vulpes

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CANID; CARNIVORE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; CONNECTIVITY; FECES; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; KEYSTONE SPECIES; MUSTELID; RANGE EXPANSION; RANGE SIZE; SEED DISPERSAL; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FICUS; FOOD CHAIN; FOX; HERBIVORY; LONG-DISTANCE SEED DISPERSAL; MARTES MARTES; MUSTELIDAE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED MIMICS; SPAIN; SPATIAL SCALE; VULPES VULPES;

LONG-DISTANCE SEED DISPERSAL; MARTES MARTES; SEED MIMICS; SPATIAL SCALE; VULPES VULPES;

ANIMALS; FICUS; FOOD CHAIN; FOXES; HERBIVORY; MUSTELIDAE; SEED DISPERSAL; SPAIN;

MAMMALIA; MARTES MARTES; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 84876309484     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12024     Document Type: Article

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