Vertebrate predation of Brazil-nuts (Bertholletia excelsa, Lecythidaceae), an agouti-dispersed Amazonian seed crop: A test of the escape hypothesis

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 69-79

  Peres, Carlos A ^a   Schiesari, Luís C ^b   Dias Leme, Cláudia L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Agoutis; Bertholletia excelsa; Brazil nuts; Dasyprocia; Escape hypothesis; Seed predation

Indexed keywords

BERTHOLLETIA EXCELSA; DASYPROCTA LEPORINA; LECYTHIDACEAE;

AGOUTI; BRAZIL-NUT TREE; ESCAPE HYPOTHESIS; FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; POPULATION DENSITY; SEED PREDATION;

BRAZIL, AMAZONIA;

EID: 0030618639     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400010269     Document Type: Article

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