Massive seed predation of Pseudobombax grandiflorum (Bombacaceae) by Parakeets Brotogeris versicolurus (Psittacidae) in a forest fragment in Brazil

Biotropica

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 613-615

  Francisco, Mercival Roberto ^a   de Oliveira Lunardi, Vitor ^a   Galetti, Mauro ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic Forest; Brazil; Brotogeris versicolurus; Forest fragmentation; Pseudobombax grandiflorum; Psittacidae; Seed predation

Indexed keywords

GRANIVORY; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; SEED PREDATION; TROPICAL FOREST;

BRAZIL;

ANIMALIA; ARATINGA; BROTOGERIS; BROTOGERIS VERSICOLURUS; MALVACEAE; PSEUDOBOMBAX; PSITTACIDAE;

EID: 0036960293     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2002.tb00582.x     Document Type: Article

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