Beach almond (Terminalia catappa, Combretaceae) seed production and predation by scarlet macaws (Ara macao) and variegated squirrels (Sciurus variegatoides)

Knowledge of ecological impacts of exotic beach almond (Terminalia catappa) in the central Pacific of Costa Rica are little known, but studies have found this species to be a potentially important food source for endangered scarlet macaws (Ara macao). In this study, reproductive phenology and seed p...

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Published in:	Revista de Biología Tropical
Main Authors:	Jonathan J. Henn, Michael B. McCoy, Christopher S. Vaughan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universidad de Costa Rica 2014-09-01
Subjects:	Ara macao almendro de playa Costa Rica fenología lapa roja depredación de semillas Sciurus variegatoides Terminalia catappa ardilla chiza
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442014000300009&lng=en&tlng=en