Fruit use and fruit processing by euphonias, specialized avian frugivores
Oikos, EarlyView.Euphonias (Neotropical passerines in the genera Euphonia and Chlorophonia) form the quintessential example of a specialized avian frugivore, combining a high reliance on fruit as food and the restriction of fruit taxa exploited. To understand their specialization, we explored the integration of fruit morphological and nutritional traits with their ...
Marco A. Pizo +3 more
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Two mistletoes are too many?: Interspecific occurrence of mistletoes on the same host tree
Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2013 Mistletoe can have a major impact on the fitness of the host plant. If there is more than one species of mistletoe on the same host tree, the overall impact might be amplified.
Rafael Arruda +5 more
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Oikos, EarlyView.Seed dispersal by frugivores is a central process linking plant reproduction, animal foraging, population persistence, and ecosystem resilience. Currently, the spatial template sustaining these interactions is rapidly reconfigured by habitat loss and fragmentation promoted by human activity.
Eliana Cazetta, Paulo R. Guimarães Jr
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Report on the mission to SIAT Gabon, 7 to 19 December 2006 [PDF]
, 2007 The purpose of the mission was to make a phytosanitary inspection of the Mitzic estate, make recommendations for controlling leaf diseases, draw up an experimental protocol for ULV defoliant treatment and propose a system of general foliage monitoring at
Guyot, Jean
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A mistletoe tale: postglacial invasion of Psittacanthus schiedeanus (Loranthaceae) to Mesoamerican cloud forests revealed by molecular data and species distribution modeling [PDF]
, 2016 Map showing collecting sites of Psittacanthus schiedeanus. Numbers refer to collection sites and thin ellipses show collecting sites within the cloud forest areas.
Andrés Ernesto Ortiz-Rodriguez +7 more
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Psittacanthus corderoi, a new species of Loranthaceae from the colombia Amazonia
Caldasia, 2016 Psittacanthus corderoi F. González, F. J. Roldán & Pabón-Mora, a species from the department of Amazonas, Colombia, is here described and illustrated for the first time. The new species is similar to P. lasianthus Sandwith, from Guyana and Venezuela, but
Favio González +2 more
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Wilting wildflowers and bummed‐out bees: Climate change threatens US state symbols
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Species designated as state symbols in the United States carry cultural importance, embody historical heritage and maintain long‐standing linkages to Indigenous traditions. However, they are threatened by climate change and even face the risk of local or global extinction.
Xuezhen Ge +3 more
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The importance of Silver fir (Abies alba Mill.) in comparison to spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) and oak (Quercus petraea (Matt.) Liebl.) for arboreal Heteroptera communities in Bavarian forests [PDF]
, 2005 Heteropteran communities in the canopies of Silver fir (Abies alba) and spruce (Picea abies) were studied at three lowland and three mountainous sites throughout Bavaria using flight-interception traps.
Goßner, Martin
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Global and regional IUCN red list assessments: 5 [PDF]
, 2018 In this contribution, the conservation status of four vascular plants according to IUCN categories and criteria are presented. It includes the assessment of Arceuthobium oxycedri (DC.) M.Bieb., Ionopsidium albiflorum Durieu, Trifolium latinum Sebast ...
Cambria S +14 more
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Taxonomic revision of an Antillean group of mistletoes (Dendrophthora, Viscaceae) present in Cuba
Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid, 2022 A taxonomic review of Dendrophthora brachyclada, D. cupressoides, D. marmeladensis, D. moniliformis, D. picotensis and D. podocarpicola in Cuba was conducted through the direct comparison and measurement of vegetative and reproductive characters, and ...
Eddy Martínez Quesada
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