Secondary removal of seeds dispersed by chimpanzees in a Nigerian montane forest

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 438-447

  Dutton, Paul E ^a   Chapman, Hazel M ^a   Moltchanova, Elena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Africa; Chimpanzee; Faeces; Rodents; Secondary dispersal; Seed removal

Indexed keywords

FECES; FIELD METHOD; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HOMINID; MONTANE FOREST; RODENT; SEED DISPERSAL;

NIGERIA;

PAN; RODENTIA;

EID: 84939255994     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/aje.12138     Document Type: Article

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