Differential foraging preferences on seed size by rodents result in higher dispersal success of medium-sized seeds

Ecology

Volumn 97, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 3070-3078

  Cao, Lin ^a,b,c   Wang, Zhenyu ^d   Yan, Chuan ^b   Chen, Jin ^a   Guo, Cong ^c   Zhang, Zhibin ^b  

^a KEY LABORATORY OF TROPICAL FOREST ECOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^c SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d JIANGXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Larder hoarding; Scatter hoarding; Seed dispersal; Seed dispersal success; Seed size selection; Seedling establishment; Small rodents

Indexed keywords

CACHING; DICOTYLEDON; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; RODENT; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED SIZE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT; SIZE SELECTION; SURVIVAL; TROPICAL FOREST;

CHINA;

ANIMALIA; ICACINACEAE; RODENTIA;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; RODENT; SEED DISPERSAL;

ANIMALS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; RODENTIA; SEED DISPERSAL; SEEDS;

EID: 84994584944     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ecy.1555     Document Type: Article

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