How do fruit productivity, fruit traits and dietary specialization affect the role of birds in a mutualistic network?

• Published in: Journal of tropical ecology Vol. 35; no. 5; pp. 213 - 222
• Main Authors: Malanotte, Marcia L., Machado-de-Souza, Tiago, Campos, Ricardo P., Petkowicz, Carmen L.O., Varassin, Isabela G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01.09.2019
• Subjects: Birds; Color; Eating; Ecological monitoring; Flowers & plants; Forests; Fruits; Lipids; Nutritive value; Plant species; Productivity; Research Article; Seeds; Selectivity; Specialization; Species; Species classification; Statistical models; Brazil; Atlantic Forest; network metrics; interaction; colour; seed dispersal; Atlantic Forest; nutritional quality

Many plant traits might explain the different ecological and network roles of fruit-eating birds. We assessed the relationship of plant productivity, fruit traits (colour, seed size and nutritional quality) and dietary specialization, with the network roles of fruit-eating birds (number of partners,...