Seed Dispersal by Golden-headed Lion Tamarins Leontopithecus chrysomelas in Southern Bahian Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Biotropica

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 744-750

  Catenacci, Lilian S ^a,b,c   De Vleeschouwer, Kristel M ^b,c   Nogueira Filho, Sérgio L G ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIAS BIOLÓGICAS   (Brazil)

^b Rua Major Homem d'El Rey   (Brazil)

^c CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Fecal samples; Frugivory; Seed germination; Small primates

Indexed keywords

DISTURBANCE; EPIPHYTE; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT; GERMINATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; PRIMATE; REGENERATION; SEED DISPERSAL; TROPICAL FOREST;

BAHIA; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA; UNA BIOLOGICAL RESERVE;

AECHMEA; LEONTOPITHECUS; LEONTOPITHECUS CHRYSOMELAS; PRIMATES;

EID: 70449472630     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: 17447429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2009.00530.x     Document Type: Article

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