The Rufford Foundation(Our ref:20471–1);the Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología(grants CB-2008-01 No.101542,CB-2016-01 No.285962)for funding。
Worldwide,tropical montane cloud forest is one of the most important and biodiverse ecosystems;however,it is also one of those most threatened by anthropic activities.These activities lead to a fragmented,deforested l...
This research was supported by a Graduate Student Research Grant from Rackham Graduate School and an N.Gary Lane Award from the Paleontological Society to B.W.
The mammalian family Bovidae has been widely studied in ecomorphological research,with important applications to paleoecological and paleohabitat reconstructions.Most studies of bovid craniomandibular features in rela...
Funding for this study was provided by the Brazilian Coordination for Higher Education Personnel Training(CAPES:Coordenacao de Aperfeic¸oamento de Pessoal de Nıvel Superior)for providing C.C.C.M.with a doctoral research scholarship(this study was financed in part by CAPES—Finance Code 001).The Rio de Janeiro State Research Foundation(FAPERJ:Fundacao Carlos Chagas Filho de Amparo aPesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro)provided C.C.C.M.with a grant(DSC-10 process E_01/201.955/2017);supported the research of M.A.S.A.(CNE processes E-26/203191/2015,E-26/202.835/2018);The Brazilian National Research Council(CNPq:Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientıfico e Tecnologico)provided M.A.S.A.with a research fellowship(PQ processes 305798/2014-6,306.579/2018-9).
Some types of plant accumulate liquid in their inflorescences creating phytotelmata.These environments protect the flowers against florivory,although they may be colonized by aquatic or semiaquatic florivorous insect ...
support (doctoral scholarships) during the development ofthis review.
Bats play crucial ecosystem services as seed dispersers,pollinators,controllers of insects,and nutrient recyclers.However,there has not been a thorough global review evaluating these roles in bats across all biogeogra...
This research is supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program(B)of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB26000000);National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program 2012CB821901);National Natural Science Foundation of China(41688103,91514302,41572046).
Frugivory is an important ecological tie between animals and angiosperms.It plays an important role in the evolution of food webs and energy flow networks in the ecosystem.However,little is known about how old this re...
Frugivory in lizards is often assumed to be constrained by body size;only large individuals are considered capable of consuming fruits, with the potential of acting as seed dispersers. However, only one previous study...
the“Secretaría de Ambiente de la Provincia de Córdoba”(authorization number:430625-053-913);the institution responsible for the regulation and control of the use of wild animals in scientific activities;Rufford Foundation under a Rufford Small Grants(Number 13090-1 to DLVT);the Association of Field Ornithologists under a Bergstrom Award to DLVT.
Birds tend to adjust their behavior and physiology to changes in food availability in their environment.Seasonal fluctuation of food resources may act as an energetic challenge,augmenting hypothalamus-pituitary-adre...
the National Estuarine Reserve System under an award from the Estuarine Reserves Division,Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management,National Ocean Service,National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(Award#NA11NOS4200080);。
Aims Species interactions regulate the invasiveness of non-native species and as declines of native tree species escalate,exotic tree species that offer supplementary resources to animal seed-dispersers should expand ...
National Science Foundation of China(31170406);the key project of the Chinese Academy of Science(KSCX2-EW-Q-17);Queensland—Chinese Academy of Sciences(QCAS)Biotechnology Fund(GJHZ1130).
Aims Mistletoe infection between intra- and interspecific hosts can be restricted by seed dispersal, host–mistletoe compatibility and other factors, yet few studies have linked seed dispersal and seedling establishme...
The spider monkey, a fruit specialist and important seed dispersal agent in the Neotropics, is an endangered primate due to habitat loss, hunting and the pet trade. Spider monkeys have been the subject of a few studie...