FSD 2010 - News

5th International Symposium-Workshop on Frugivores and Seed Dispersal (1985-2010)

Day 1 - Elephant, Primates, Hornbills, Fishes, Earthworms, Birds and Rodents

Part I - Organismal and Natural History Oriented Research. 1. Campos-Arceiz, Ahimsa & Blake, Steve - Mega-gardeners of the forest -- the role of elephants in seed dispersal (photo A. Campos-Arceiz). 2. Gross-Camp, Nicole and Beth A. Kaplin - Differential seed handling by two African primates affects seed fate and establishment of large-seeded trees. 3. Kitamura, Shumpei (Photo below) - Frugivory and seed dispersal by hornbills (Bucerotidae) in tropical forests. 4. Horn, Mike, et al. Seed dispersal by fishes in tropical and temperate fresh waters: the growing evidence. 5. Forey, Estelle, Eisenhauer, Nico et al. Importance of earthworm–seed interactions for the composition of plant communities: a review. 6. Chen, Jin - Geographic mosaic of selection on cone and seed traits of Pinus armandii by nutcrackers and scatter-hoarding rodents. 7. Carlo, Tomas - Are generalist consumers the ecological rock stars of plant-frugivore mutualistic networks? Program on Monday 14 June 2010.