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Authors

  • Sandra Regina Guerrero Faculdade de Ciências - Associação de Ensino Padre Anchieta
  • Rodolfo Antônio de Figueiredo Pós-Graduação em Ecologia - Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Abstract

The Indian-Laurel Fig tree (Ficus microcarpa Linn.f.) is spreading over the human-made environments, and the present study aims to verify if the ingestion of its seeds by a neotropical bird (Turdus rufiventris Vieillot) influences the germination. It was observed that ingested seeds germinated faster, and in greater quantity, than non-ingested ones. These data showed that this exotic fig tree is adapted to dispersion by neotropical birds.

Author Biography

Rodolfo Antônio de Figueiredo, Pós-Graduação em Ecologia - Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Licenciado e Bacharel em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade Federal de São Carlos e Mestre e Doutor em Ecologia pela Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Atualmente é Professor Adjunto do Departamento de Agroecologia no Centro de Ciências Agrárias da Universidade Federal de São Carlos.

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Published

1997-01-01

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (1997)

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Copyright (c) 1997 Sandra Regina Guerrero, Rodolfo Antônio de Figueiredo

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