Title: Exploring the link between animal frugivory and plant strategies: the case of primate fruit processing and post-dispersal seed fate.
Abstract:This paper presents a review on the fruit-processing behaviour of primates. Data from the experiments designed to evaluate the influence of cercopithecine and chimpanzee seed handling behaviours and s...This paper presents a review on the fruit-processing behaviour of primates. Data from the experiments designed to evaluate the influence of cercopithecine and chimpanzee seed handling behaviours and seed deposition on seed fate are enumerated. The investigation on how fruit processing and seed deposition affect post-dispersal fungal attack, predation and germination, are also presented.Read More
Publication Year: 2002
Publication Date: 2002-01-01
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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