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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

On the reliability of visual communication in vertebrate-dispersed fruits

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Author(s):
Cazetta, Eliana [1] ; Galetti, Mauro [1] ; Rezende, Enrico L. [2] ; Schaefer, Hinrich Martin [3]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Estadual Paulista UNESP, Dept Ecol, BR-13506900 Rio Claro, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Dept Genet & Microbiol, Bellaterra 08193 - Spain
[3] Univ Freiburg, Fac Biol, D-79104 Freiburg - Germany
Total Affiliations: 3
Document type: Journal article
Source: JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY; v. 100, n. 1, p. 277-286, JAN 2012.
Web of Science Citations: 21
Abstract

1. Several fundamental aspects of communication between plants and their mutualists are poorly understood. It remains unclear whether plant signals are accurate and reliable, that is, whether they recruit mutualists by informing them about the nutritional rewards provided by flowers and fleshy fruits. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 05/52726-9 - Morphological and chemical variation of fruits in the choice of frugivorous animals from the Atlantic Forest
Grantee:Mauro Galetti Rodrigues
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants