Abstract Harvesting Effects and Population Ecology of Buriti Palm (Mauritia flexuosa L. f.,
Arecaceae) in the Jalapão Region, Central Brazil. Buriti palm is used for several purposes in …

This is one of the few studies on food habits of armadillos and anteaters in the Caatinga,
Brazil. Our aim was to describe food items found in fecal and stomach samples of six …

Xenarthra contém duas ordens, seis famílias, 14 gêneros e 38 espécies viventes. A ordem
Cingulata (tatus) representa 22 das espécies de xenartros e seis destas são encontradas no …

To understand the growth and reproduction of the palm Geonoma schottiana in the gallery
forest of Central Brazil, two hypotheses were raised:(i) production of leaves and reproductive …

Dasypus septemcinctus, commonly called the seven-banded armadillo, is the smallest
species of the genus Dasypus, with 6–7 movable bands and a flattened dorsal profile of the …

In the state of Rio Grande do Sul, the Dense Humid Forest is reduced to less than 5% of its
original cover. However, it still has the highest richness of palms in this state, which …

Plant populations can respond to temporal environmental heterogeneity caused by natural
disturbances, such as herbivory. Palm individuals of several species are preyed upon by …

Although palms play an important ecological role in tropical forests, characteristics related to
their germinative niche remain largely unknown. We evaluated the seed germination …

La alimentación de la mulita pampeana es poco conocida. En la presente nota se revisaron
15 heces obtenidas en 1997 en Florida, Uruguay. Las mismas se pesaron, se disgregaron …

Butia capitata ou coquinho-azedo é uma palmeira que ocorre em grandes manchas
populacionais em áreas remanescentes de cerrado no norte de Minas Gerais. Seus frutos …