The parakeet Brotogeris tirica feeds on and disperses the fruits of the palm Syagrus romanzoffiana in Southeastern Brazil

Biota Neotropica

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 231-234

  Sazima, Ivan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arecaceae; Bird plant symbiosis; Feeding behaviour; Psittacidae; Synzoochory

Indexed keywords

ARECACEAE; AVES; BROTOGERIS TIRICA; PSITTACIDAE; SYAGRUS ROMANZOFFIANA;

EID: 44449121264     PISSN: 16786424     EISSN: 16760611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1676-06032008000100026     Document Type: Article

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