Produção Nacional
Comportamento alimentar de aves em Cecropia (Moraceae), em mata atlântica, no Estado de São Paulo
1987; Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia; Volume: 4; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/s0101-81751987000400005
ISSN1806-969X
AutoresLuiz Octavio Marcondes‐Machado, Maria Martha Argel de Oliveira,
Tópico(s)Cassava research and cyanide
ResumoThis study is based on observations of behaviour of the bird species which visit andfeed on 2 species ofCecropia catkins in three localities of the Atlantic forest, SP.A total of31 species was observed visiting Cecropia; out of these, 17 were seen feeding on the catkins.Two species of the family Psittacidae were observed as seed predators.Seed germination tests of the seeds obtained from the birds' feces eating C. adenopus catkins proved that they function as dispersai agents. INTRODUÇÃO
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