Bird attributes, plant characteristics, and seed dispersal of Pera glabrata (Schott, 1858), (Euphorbiaceae) in a disturbed cerrado area

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 627-634

  Francisco, M R ^a   Lunardi, V O ^a   Galetti, M ^b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c IBC   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cerrado; Fragmentation; Frugivory; Ornithochory; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; BRAZIL; EUPHORBIA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; TREE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; BRAZIL; EUPHORBIACEAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; SEEDS; TREES;

AVES; COLAPTES MELANOCHLOROS; DACNIS CAYANA; ELAENIA; EMBERIZINAE; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIACEAE; MUSCICAPIDAE; PERA; PICIDAE; TURDUS LEUCOMELAS; TYRANNIDAE;

EID: 41549143963     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-69842007000400006     Document Type: Article

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