Handling by avian frugivores affects diaspore secondary removal

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 13; no. 8; p. e0202435
• Main Authors: Guerra, Tadeu J., Messeder, João V. S., Arruda, André J., Fuzessy, Lisieux F., Dayrell, Roberta L. C., Neves, Frederico S., Silveira, Fernando A. O.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 29.08.2018; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Animal behavior; Animals; Ants; Biology and Life Sciences; Birds; Birds - physiology; Brazil; Conspecifics; Cost benefit analysis; Crop production; Diaspore; Dispersal; Dispersion; Factorial experiments; Fauna; Feeding behavior; Flowers & plants; Food Chain; Forests; Frugivores; Frugivory; Fruits; Handling; Lizards; Male; Models, Biological; Population Dynamics; Predators; Pulp; Rodents; Seed dispersal; Seeds; Variation; Vertebrates; Brazil

The balance between the costs and benefits of fleshy fruit production depends on the feeding behavior of their seed dispersers, which might effectively disperse seeds to farther areas or drop beneath parent plants some diaspores they handle during frugivory bouts. Nevertheless, the consequences of v...