Seed dispersal and ingestion of insect-infested seeds by black howler monkeys in flooded forests of the parana river, Argentina

Biotropica

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 471-476

  Bravo, Susana Patricia ^a,b  

^a MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Alouatta caraya; Insect consumption; Insect seed predation; Three way interaction

Indexed keywords

DIET; DIGESTION; FRUGIVORY; GERMINATION; INGESTION RATE; PRIMATE; SEED DISPERSAL;

ARGENTINA; PARANA RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA;

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA CARAYA; BANARA; HEXAPODA; OCOTEA;

EID: 64749093365     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2008.00400.x     Document Type: Article

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