Seed dispersal of Attalea phalerata (Palmae) by Crested caracaras (Caracara plancus) in the Pantanal and a review of frugivory by raptors


Autoria(s): Galetti, Mauro; Guimarães Jr., Paulo R.
Contribuinte(s)

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

Data(s)

27/05/2014

27/05/2014

01/12/2004

Resumo

We observed Crested caracaras (Caracara plancus) consuming and dispersing fruits of the palm Attalea phalerata at Pantanal, Brazil. We reviewed the literature of seed dispersal by raptors and suggest that raptors may affect seed dispersal by three different paths: secondary seed dispersal by preying on frugivorous birds, primary seed dispersal of ornithocoric fruits and primary seed dispersal of large, lipid-rich fruits. The latter path may be an important long-distance seed dispersal mechanism for large seeds.

Formato

133-135

Identificador

http://www.avibirds.com/pdf/K/Kuifcaracara1.pdf

http://www.ararajuba.org.br/sbo/ararajuba/artigos/Volume122/ara122.pdf

Ararajuba, v. 12, n. 2, p. 133-135, 2004.

0103-5657

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/68024

2-s2.0-34548595898

2-s2.0-34548595898.pdf

Idioma(s)

eng

Relação

Ararajuba

Direitos

openAccess

Palavras-Chave #Birds of prey #Frugivory #Megafauna fruits #Pantanal #Polyborus #Raptors #Secondary seed dispersal #Arecaceae #Attalea phalerata #Aves #Polyborus plancus #Raptores
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article