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Roost site use by Great ( Buceros bicornis ) and Wreathed ( Rhyticeros undulatus ) Hornbill and its implications for seed dispersal
Author(s) -
Naniwadekar Rohit,
Rathore Akanksha,
Shukla Ushma,
Datta Aparajita
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
biotropica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.813
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1744-7429
pISSN - 0006-3606
DOI - 10.1111/btp.13039
Subject(s) - biological dispersal , foraging , ecology , seed dispersal , nest (protein structural motif) , geography , biology , demography , population , biochemistry , sociology
We examined roost selection by hornbills using telemetry data and determined its implication for seed dispersal. Roost selection was not influenced by nest/foraging sites. Wreathed Hornbill roosts were mostly close to the river. Hornbills dispersed only 10% of seeds at roosts, but dispersal distances of those seeds were longer.