Interactions between ants, fruits and seeds in a restinga forest in south-eastern Brazil

By Luciana Passos, P. Oliveira. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 2003

99 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Insect Science

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How researchers see this paper

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In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. I. Leal
2. M. Tabarelli
3. A. W. Eshete
4. R. Wirth

In Genetics

1. I. Leal
2. M. Tabarelli
3. A. W. Eshete
4. R. Wirth

In Insect Science

1. A. W. Eshete
2. M. Tabarelli

Citations in the corpus

• Ethiopian church forests : opportunities and challenges for restoration (2004, background): “One of the crucial factors determining seed fate is the chemical composition of the edible portion (Passos and Oliveira, 2003).”
• Birds and ants provide complementary seed dispersal in a neotropical savanna (2010, unknown): “The filter paper had no detectable effect on ant behaviour (e.g. Passos & Oliveira 2003).”
• The Multiple Impacts of Leaf‐Cutting Ants and Their Novel Ecological Role in Human‐Modified Neotropical Forests (2014, background): “…are reports of reduced intra- (Byrne & Levey 1993) and interspecific (Loiselle 1990) competition among seedlings originating from seeds defecated by vertebrates and subsequently dispersed by ants on savanna and forest floors (e.g., Leal & Oliveira 1998, Passos & Oliveira 2003, Pizo et al. 2005).”