Are tortoises important seed dispersers in Amazonian forests?

Oecologia

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 517-528

  Jerozolimski, Adriano ^a,c   Ribeiro, Maria Beatriz N ^b   Martins, Marcio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^c SMPW   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon forest; Chelonoidis denticulata; Frugivory; Seed dispersal; Yellow footed tortoise

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FRUGIVORY; GERMINATION; HERBIVORY; MORPHOTYPE; MOVEMENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIO WAVE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEED DISPERSAL; TRACKING; TURTLE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DIET; FECES; FRUIT; GERMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; SEASON; TREE; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; DIET; FECES; FRUIT; GERMINATION; SEASONS; SEEDS; TREES; TURTLES;

AMAZON RIVER; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GEOCHELONE DENTICULATA; MAMMALIA; TESTUDINIDAE;

EID: 70349443566     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00442-009-1396-8     Document Type: Article

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