Frugivory and seed dispersal by tapirs: An insight on their ecological role

Integrative Zoology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 4-17

  O'Farrill, Georgina ^a   Galetti, Mauro ^b   Campos Arceiz, Ahimsa ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM MALAYSIA CAMPUS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Defaunation; Ecological function; Long distance dispersal; Megafaunal dispersal syndrome; Trophic cascades

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; PERISSODACTYLA; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEED DISPERSAL; STOMACH JUICE; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

AMERICAS; ANIMALS; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; PERISSODACTYLA; SEED DISPERSAL;

EID: 84884810721     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17494877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4877.2012.00316.x     Document Type: Review

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