PHYLLOCAULIS GAYI (PULMONATA: SYSTELLOMMATOPHORA): A NEGLECTED GRANIVORE IN CHILEAN TEMPERATE FORESTS? PHYLLOCAULIS GAYI (PULMONATA: SYSTELLOMMATOPHORA): ¿UN GRANIVORO DESCONOCIDO EN LOS BOSQUES TEMPLADOS DE CHILE?
Evidence is advanced suggesting that Phyllocaulis gayi, a large slug in the temperate forests of Chile, might be a significant but overlooked granivore. In a short-term experiment, up to 18% of seeds are preyed upon by P. gayi. The intensity of seed predation is significantly reduced in forest fragm...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidad de Concepción
2003-01-01
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| Series: | Gayana |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-65382003000100013 |