Seed dispersal is a fundamental process that is highly threatened by the rapid decline of
large‐bodied frugivores worldwide. The Brazilian Cerrado, the largest savanna in the world …

Seed dispersal plays a central role in plant ecology. Among animals, birds are particularly
important seed dispersers, often incorporating exotic plants into their diets and facilitating …

Increased predation risk is considered a cost of having conspicuous colours, affecting the
anti-predator behaviour of colourful animals. However, this is difficult to test, as individual …

Abstract Background and Aims Zanthoxylum is the only pantropical genus within Rutaceae,
with a few species native to temperate eastern Asia and North America. Efforts using Sanger …

The avian guild that consumes Miconia albicans (Melastomataceae) fruits and its
phenophases were studied in a fragment of cerrado vegetation located in southeastern …

Highlights•We evaluated whether assay and focal observations measure similar behavioural
axes.•Assays captured behaviours associated with movement and antagonistic …

Although Curatella americana, a typical species from the Cerrado, produces fruits with
ornithochoric characteristics, there are no reports in the literature suggesting that it serves as …

Birds are known to be important dispersers of plants, since the passage of seeds through the
digestive tract often has a positive influence on germination percentage and speed. In this …

We surveyed anuran amphibians in a riparian forest fragment of the Córrego do Espraiado,
located at the Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Municipality of São Carlos, state of São …

Birds are the main seed dispersers in neotropical ecosystems and it is important to
understand their role in the natural regeneration of degraded environments. Here, we …