Fruit consumption of Prunus sellowii Koehne (Rosaceae) in a forest fragment in Jundiaí, SP

Authors

  • Maria Aparecida Masteguin Faculdade de Ciências e Letras, Associação Padre Anchieta de Ensino, Jundiaí, SP.
  • Rodolfo Antônio de Figueiredo PG-Ecologia, Instituto de Biologia Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X26528

Abstract

Ecological aspects of animal and plant species which occur in forest fragments are poorly known. This study intended to characterize the guild of bird species visiting a Prunus sellowii Koehne showing mature fruits. A great number of individuals consumed the fruits, but only 5 species (3 genera) of birds were recorded. The activity of these birds is important to disseminate seeds of the plant to other forest remnants and to areas modified by humans.

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Published

1995-12-11

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Masteguin, M. A., & Figueiredo, R. A. de. (1995). Fruit consumption of Prunus sellowii Koehne (Rosaceae) in a forest fragment in Jundiaí, SP. Ciência E Natura, 17(17), 51–56. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X26528

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CIÊNCIA E NATURA, V. 17, N. 17, 1995

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