Effects of Ethanol on Fruit Selection by Frugivorous Birds

African Zoology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 69-72

  Zungu, Manqoba M ^a   Downs, Colleen T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

artificial fruit; birds; ethanol; frugivore; preference

Indexed keywords

BIRD; DIET; ETHANOL; FRUIT;

AVES; COLIUS STRIATUS; ONYCHOGNATHUS MORIO; ZOSTEROPIDAE; ZOSTEROPS;

EID: 85017524436     PISSN: 15627020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15627020.2016.1276856     Document Type: Article

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