Frugivory and seed dispersal of golden lion tamarin (Leontopithecus rosalia (Linnaeus, 1766)) in a forest fragment in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 241-249

  Lapenta, M J ^a,b   Procopio De Oliveira P ^b   Kierulff, M C M ^b   Motta Jr , J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Programa de Translocação   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic forest; Golden lion tamarin; Leontopithecus rosalia; Seed dispersal; Seed germination

Indexed keywords

ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; DIET; FECES; FRUIT; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LEONTOPITHECUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; TREE;

ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; DIET; FECES; FRUIT; GERMINATION; LEONTOPITHECUS; SEEDS; TREES;

LEONTOPITHECUS; LEONTOPITHECUS ROSALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 48149095511     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-69842008000200004     Document Type: Article

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