Seed dispersal by macaws shapes the landscape of an Amazonian ecosystem
Abstract Seed dispersal is one of the most studied plant–animal mutualisms. It has been proposed that the dispersal of many large-seeded plants from Neotropical forests was primarily conducted by extinct megafauna, and currently by livestock. Parrots can transport large fruits using their beaks, but...
Main Authors: | Adrián Baños-Villalba, Guillermo Blanco, José A. Díaz-Luque, Francisco V. Dénes, Fernando Hiraldo, José L. Tella |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2017-08-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07697-5 |
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