Spatio-temporal patterns of palm endocarp use by three Amazonian forest mammals: Granivory or 'grubivory'?

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 707-723

  Silvius, Kirsten M ^a,b  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Attalea; Bruchid beetles; Dasyprocta; Fruit availability; Keystone resource; Palms; Sciurus; Seasonality; Seed predation; Tayassu

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GRANIVORY; INSECTIVORY; MAMMAL; SEASONALITY; SEED PREDATION;

BRAZIL;

ANIMALIA; ATTALEA; BRUCHINAE; COLEOPTERA; DASYPROCTA; DASYPROCTA LEPORINA; MAMMALIA; MARIPA; PACHYMERINI; PECARI; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS; SCIURUS IGNIVENTRIS; TAYASSU; TAYASSU PECARI; TAYASSUIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036731879     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467402002468     Document Type: Article

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