Seed dispersal and hoarding of three species by rodents in the Mt. Taihangshan Area, Jiyuan, China

Acta Theriologica Sinica

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 150-156

  Wang, Chong ^a   Zhang, Yifeng ^a   Wang, Zhenlong ^a   Qiao, Wangtie ^b   Lu, Jiqi ^a  

^a ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b State owned Yugong Forestry Farm   (China)

Author keywords

Hoarding strategy; Rodent; Seed consumption; Seed dispersal; Seed hoarding

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CACHING; DECIDUOUS TREE; HARVESTING; MICROHABITAT; RODENT; SEED DISPERSAL; SYMPATRY; ZOOCHORY;

CHINA; HENAN; JIYUAN; TAIHANG MOUNTAINS;

EID: 84878191793     PISSN: 10001050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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