Grains in the diets of medium-sized carnivores -a case of diplochory?

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 63, Issue , 2015, Pages 286-290

  Kurek, Przemysław ^a   Holeksa, Jan ^b  

^a POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Carnivores; Cereals; Diplochory; Granivores

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; CEREAL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DIET; FECES; ZOOCHORY;

KAMPINOS NATIONAL PARK; MAZOWIECKIE; POLAND [CENTRAL EUROPE];

ANIMALIA; AVENA; AVENA SATIVA; AVES; CANIDAE; MARTES; MELES MELES; POACEAE; SECALE CEREALE; TAXIDIINAE; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 84983108517     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/15052249PJE2015.63.2.012     Document Type: Article

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