Small but Nice–Seed Dispersal by Tamarins Compared to Large Neotropical Primates

Tamarins, small Neotropical primates of the genera <i>Saguinus</i> and <i>Leontocebus</i>, have a mainly frugivorous-faunivorous diet. While consuming the pulp of a high diversity of fruit species, they also swallow seeds and void them intact, thus acting as seed dispersers....

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Main Authors: Eckhard W. Heymann, Lisieux Fuzessy, Laurence Culot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Diversity
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/12/1033