Are We Misinterpreting Seed Predation in Palms?
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UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO |
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18/10/2012
18/10/2012
2011
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The inadvertent inclusion of weevil-infested seeds when evaluating seed predation by vertebrates, and particularly rodents, may lead to an overestimation of predation rates, thereby confusing the roles of rodents and invertebrates as ecological filters. A study of weevils, rodents and Syagrus romanzoffiana palm seeds indicates the usefulness of X-rays to improve evaluation of invertebrate seed predation. FAPESP[07/53088-1] Projeto Parcelas Permanentes/BIOTA/FAPESP[99/09635-0] The Brazilian Science Council (CNPq) |
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BIOTROPICA, v.43, n.1, p.12-14, 2011 0006-3606 http://producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/19228 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2010.00726.x |
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eng |
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WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC |
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Biotropica |
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restrictedAccess Copyright WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC |
| Palavras-Chave | #Brazil #pre-dispersal seed predation #Revena rubiginosa #seed fate #seed removal #Syagrus romanzoffiana #weevil #X-rays #ATLANTIC FOREST #SYAGRUS-ROMANZOFFIANA #ATTALEA-BUTYRACEA #BRUCHID BEETLE #DISPERSAL #COMPETITION #ARECACEAE #PATTERNS #RODENTS #MAMMALS #Ecology |
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