%0 Journal Article
%T The agouti Dasyprocta leporina (Rodentia: Dasyproctidae) as seed disperser of the palm Astrocaryum aculeatissimum
%A Pires
%A Alexandra S
%A Galetti
%A Mauro
%J Mastozoolog£¿-a neotropical
%D 2012
%I Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mam¨ªferos
%X some large-seeded plants depend heavily on agoutis for seedling recruitment. the importance of dasyprocta leporina as seed disperser of the atlantic forest palm astrocaryum aculeatissimum was evaluated using camera-traps and seed removal experiments. agoutis were registered at 67% of the records obtained through the monitoring of mature fruits; palms were visited from 07:00 to 18:45 h. dispersal distances ranged from 0.5 to 48.7 m (mean ¡À sd = 6.8 ¡À 9.1 m) and most of the removed seeds were buried (57.8%). these results corroborate the importance of agoutis for the seed dispersal of astrocaryum palms.
%K activity patterns
%K atlantic forest
%K rodents
%K seed dispersal
%K seed predation.
%U http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0327-93832012000100013&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en