"Third International Symposium-Workshop on Frugivores and Seed Dispersal held in São Pedro (SP), Brazil, 6-11 August 2000"--Preliminary p. ix.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Historical and Theoretical Perspectives -- Maintenance of Tree Diversity in Tropical Forests / J. Terborgh, N. Pitman, M. Silman, H. Schichter, P. Nunez V. -- Dissemination Limitation and the Origin and Maintenance of Species-rich Tropical Forests / E.W. Schupp, T. Milleron, S.E. Russo -- Assessing Recruitment Limitation: Concepts, Methods and Case-studies from a Tropical Forest / H.C. Muller-Landau, S.J. Wright, O. Calderon, S.P. Hubbell, R.B. Foster -- Have Frugivores Influenced the Evolution of Fruit Traits in New Zealand? / J.M. Lord, A.S. Markey, J. Marshall -- Mechanistic Models for Tree Seed Dispersal by Wind in Dense Forests and Open Landscapes / R. Nathan, H.S. Horn, J. Chave, S.A. Levin -- The Role of Vertebrates in the Diversification of New World Mistletoes / C. Restrepo, S. Sargent, D.J. Levey, D.M. Watson -- Plant Strategies -- Mistletoes as Parasites and Seed-dispersing Birds as Disease Vectors: Current Understanding, Challenges and Opportunities / J.E. Aukema, C. Martinez del Rio -- Secondary Metabolites of Ripe Fleshy Fruits: Ecology and Phylogeny in the Genus Solanum / M.L. Cipollini, L.A. Bohs, K. Mink, E. Paulk, K. Bohning-Gaese -- The Seed-dispersers and Fruit Syndromes of Myrtaceae in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest / M.A. Pizo -- Are Plant Species that Need Gaps for Recruitment More Attractive to Seed-dispersing Birds and Ants than Other Species? / C.C. Horvitz, M.A. Pizo, B. Bello y Bello, J. LeCorff, R. Dirzo -- The Role of Fruit Traits in Determining Fruit Removal in East Mediterranean Ecosystems / I. Izhaki.
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This book provides information on the historical and theoretical perspectives of biodiversity and ecology in tropical forests, plant and animal behaviour towards seed dispersal and plant-animal interactions within forest communities, consequences of seed dispersal, and conservation, biodiversity and management.
Seed dispersal and frugivory.
085199525X
Animal-plant relationships, Congresses.
Coevolution, Congresses.
Frugivores-- Ecology, Congresses.
Frugivores-- Evolution, Congresses.
Mutualism (Biology), Congresses.
Seeds-- Dispersal, Congresses.
Animal ecology.
Animal-plant relationships.
Animal-plant relationships.
Behaviour.
Biodiversity.
Coevolution.
Coevolution.
Feeding behaviour.
Forest ecology.
Forests.
Frugivores-- Ecology.
Frugivores-- Ecology.
Frugivores-- Evolution.
Mutualism (Biology)
Mutualism (Biology)
Nature conservation.
Plant communities.
Plant ecology.
Resource management.
SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Botany.
Seed dispersal.
Seeds-- Dispersal.
Seeds-- Dispersal.
SCI-- 011000
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Galetti, M., (Mauro)
Levey, Douglas John.
Silva, W. R., (Wesley R.)
International Symposium-Workshop on Frugivores and Seed Dispersal(3rd :2000 :, São Pedro, São Paulo, Brazil)