Beach almond (Terminalia catappa, Combretaceae) seed production and predation by scarlet macaws (Ara macao) and variegated squirrels (Sciurus variegatoides)

Beach almond (Terminalia catappa, Combretaceae) seed production and predation by scarlet macaws (Ara macao) and variegated squirrels (Sciurus variegatoides)

Knowledge of ecological impacts of exotic beach almond (Terminalia catappa) in the central Pacific of Costa Rica are little known, but studies have found this species to be a potentially important food source for endangered scarlet macaws (Ara macao). In this study, reproductive phenology and seed p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jonathan J. Henn, Michael B. McCoy, Christopher S. Vaughan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2014-09-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
Subjects:
Ara macao
almendro de playa
Costa Rica
fenología
lapa roja
depredación de semillas
Sciurus variegatoides
Terminalia catappa
ardilla chiza
Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442014000300009&lng=en&tlng=en

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