The combined effects of seed perishability and seed size on hoarding decisions by Pére David's rock squirrels

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1067-1075

  Xiao, Zhishu ^a   Gao, Xu ^a   Zhang, Zhibin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Germination schedule; Oaks Quercus; P re David's rock squirrel Sciurotamias davidianus; Scatter hoarding; Seed size

Indexed keywords

CACHING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD PREFERENCE; GERMINATION; PROBABILITY; RODENT; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED DORMANCY; SEED SIZE;

CHINA;

QUERCUS; SCIURIDAE; SCIUROTAMIAS DAVIDIANUS; SPERMOPHILUS VARIEGATUS;

EID: 84878942051     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-013-1531-8     Document Type: Article

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