<b>Incipient loss of a rainforest mutualism?</b>

<b>Incipient loss of a rainforest mutualism?</b>

<p>We use data from motion-activated remote cameras to document a commensal, and possibly mutualistic, relationship between Bornean Ground Cuckoos and Bearded Pigs in the rainforests of Kalimantan, Indonesia.  We hypothesise that birds benefiting from symbiotic relationships may suffer indirec...

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Main Authors: Johannes H. Fischer, Heiko U. Wittmer, Endro Setiawan, Sarah Jaffe, Andrew J. Marshall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Threatened Taxa
Subjects:
Bird-mammal relationships
Borneo
Carpococcyx radiaceus
defaunation
indirect effects
Sus barbatus
tropical rainforest
Online Access:http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2890

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