Bird preferences for fruit size, but not color, vary in accordance with fruit traits along a tropical elevational gradient

Bird preferences for fruit size, but not color, vary in accordance with fruit traits along a tropical elevational gradient

Abstract Birds constitute one of the most important seed dispersal agents globally, especially in the tropics. The feeding preferences of frugivorous birds are, therefore, potentially of great ecological importance. A number of laboratory‐based and observational studies have attempted to ascertain t...

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Main Authors: Richard J. Hazell, Katerina Sam, Rachakonda Sreekar, Samson Yama, Wulan Koagouw, Alan J. A. Stewart, Mika R. Peck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-02-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
artificial fruits
community level
elevation
frugivory
gape width
Papua New Guinea
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9835

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9835

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