Intraspecific variation in fruit–frugivore interactions effects of fruiting neighborhood and consequences for seed dispersal

• Published in: Oecologia Vol. 185; no. 2; pp. 233 - 243
• Main Authors: Guerra, Tadeu J., Dayrell, Roberta L. C., Arruda, André J., Dáttilo, Wesley, Teixido, Alberto L., Messeder, João V. S., Silveira, Fernando A. O.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Science + Business Media 01.10.2017; Springer Berlin Heidelberg; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Analysis; Animals; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Birds; Birds - classification; Birds - physiology; Brazil; Crops; Dispersion; Ecology; Evaluation; Fitness; frugivores; Fruit - growth & development; Fruit - physiology; Fruit crops; fruiting; Fruits; Fruits (Food); Herbivory; Hydrology/Water Resources; Interactions; intraspecific variation; Life Sciences; Melastomataceae - physiology; Miconia; Miconia irwinii; Niche breadth; Niches; Plant Sciences; PLANT-MICROBE-ANIMAL INTERACTIONS - ORIGINAL RESEARCH; Removal; Seed Dispersal; Seeds; Seeds - physiology; Specialization; Species; Tracking; Melastomataceae; Crop size; Frugivory; Ecological networks; Campo rupestre

The extent of specialization/generalization continuum in fruit–frugivore interactions at the individual level remains poorly explored. Here, we investigated the interactions between the Neotropical treelet Miconia irwinii (Melastomataceae) and its avian seed dispersers in Brazilian campo rupestre. W...