Avian frugivory in Miconia (Melastomataceae): Contrasting fruiting times promote habitat complementarity between savanna and palm swamp

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 99-109

  Maruyama, Pietro K ^a   Borges, Mariana R ^a   Silva, Paulo A ^a   Burns, Kevin C ^b   Melo, Celine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

keystone plant resource; landscape supplementation; Miconia chamissois; Neotropical savanna; null models; phenology

Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BIRD; COMPLEMENTARITY; DICOTYLEDON; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT; FRUITING; MONOCOTYLEDON; NEOTROPICAL REGION; PATCHINESS; PHENOLOGY; SAVANNA; SWAMP;

BRAZIL;

AVES; MELASTOMATACEAE; MICONIA;

EID: 84875431083     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467413000138     Document Type: Article

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