Patterns of frugivory in the columnar cactus Pilosocereus leucocephalus

Abstract In the frugivory networks of many arid and semi‐arid Mesoamerican ecosystems, columnar cacti act as keystone species that produce fruits with a high content of water and nutrients attractive to numerous vertebrates. The aim of this investigation was to assess the fruit removal patterns of t...

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Main Authors: Shamira Vázquez‐Castillo, Antonio Miranda‐Jácome, Ernesto Ruelas Inzunza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-02-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4833