Effects of latitude and plant relative abundance on predispersal granivory

Brady W. Boyer; Teresa Morán-López; Guillermo Amico; César Arana; Walter D. Espíndola; Marcos A. Caraballo-Ortiz; Juan M. Morales; Tomás A. Carlo

doi:10.1111/btp.12968

Effects of latitude and plant relative abundance on predispersal granivory

Brady W. Boyer, Teresa Morán-López, Guillermo Amico, César Arana, Walter D. Espíndola, Marcos A. Caraballo-Ortiz, Juan M. Morales, Tomás A. Carlo

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Abstract

We examined predispersal granivory in common and rare bird-dispersed plants in two tropical and two temperate communities. Our results show that the prevalence and intensity of predispersal granivory are higher in tropical communities and for smaller seeds. Results also show no effect of plant species’ relative abundance on granivory. Abstract in Spanish is available with online material.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1007-1012
Number of pages	6
Journal	Biotropica
Volume	53
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12968
State	Published - Jul 2021

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Funding Information:
We thank the Penn State Biology Department and Ecology Program for supporting B.W. Boyer and T.A. Carlo. We thank J. Wenzel and C. Lindsay from the Carnegie Museum for supporting research at Powdermill Nature Reserve. Luis Añeses and A. Rodríguez aided with work at the Finca Montaña (University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez). VRIP-UNMSM support to C. Arana (B17100051). Benjamin S. Vizzachero and W. Kaselow helped with fieldwork in Puerto Rico. We thank A. Torres-Páucar, K. Silva and A. Velit (Departamento de Ecología, Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima), and F. Trama (Centro de Capacitación en Conservación y Desarrollo Sostenible, Oxapampa) for supporting field and laboratory work in Perú. NSF DEB-1556719 to T.A. Carlo funded the research.

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© 2021 The Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation.

Keywords

density-dependence
diversity maintenance
fruit abundance
insect–plant interactions
latitudinal gradients
plant phenology

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