Comportamento alimentar de aves em Cecropia (Moraceae), em mata atlântica, no Estado de São Paulo

作者: Luiz Octavio Marcondes-Machado , Maria Martha Argel de Oliveira

DOI: 10.1590/S0101-81751987000400005

关键词: Atlantic forestBotanyBiologyFamily psittacidaeFecesCatkinBiological dispersalGerminationCecropiaPredation

摘要: This study is based on observations of behaviour the bird species which visit and feed 2 Cecropia catkins in three localities Atlantic forest, SP. A total 31 was observed visiting Cecropia; out these, 17 were seen feeding catkins. Two family Psittacidae as seed predators. Seed germination tests seeds obtained from birds' feces eating C. adenopus proved that they function dispersal agents.

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