The role of seed mass on the caching decision by agoutis, Dasyprocta leporina (Rodentia: Agoutidae)
It has been shown that the local extinction of large-bodied frugivores may cause cascading consequences for plant recruitment and overall plant diversity. However, to what extent the resilient mammals can compensate the role of seed dispersal in defaunated sites is poorly understood. Caviomorph rode...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia
2010-06-01
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Series: | Zoologia (Curitiba) |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702010000300022 |