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Seed dispersal by megaherbivores: do Asian elephants disperse Mallotus philippinensis, a main food tree in northern India and Nepal?

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Bhatt, Pragya, Pradhan, Narendra M.B., Wegge, Per (2011): Seed dispersal by megaherbivores: do Asian elephants disperse Mallotus philippinensis, a main food tree in northern India and Nepal? Journal of Natural History 45 (15-16): 915-921, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2010.538088, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2010.538088

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