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Seed predation of Copaifera langsdorffii ( F abaceae): a tropical tree with supra‐annual fruiting
Author(s) -
Souza Matheus Lopes,
Fagundes Marcilio
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
plant species biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.419
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1442-1984
pISSN - 0913-557X
DOI - 10.1111/1442-1984.12128
Subject(s) - predation , biology , seed predation , fabaceae , predator , population , curculionidae , botany , horticulture , ecology , seed dispersal , biological dispersal , demography , sociology
This study demonstrates the importance of supra‐annual fruiting for increasing survivorship of Copaifera langsdorffii seeds both at the individual and the population level, and suggests seed predators select plants producing large seeds as way of increasing number of offspring.