5th International Symposium-Workshop on Frugivores and Seed Dispersal (1985-2010)
FSD 2010 - Hossaert-McKey_Parolin
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Monday 14 June - 16:30-18:30 (Einstein)
Chemical ecology of seed dispersal : odors, taste and nutritional ecology (Abstracts)
Organizers : Martine Hossaert-McKey - CEFE-CNRS - martine.hossaert-at-cefe.cnrs.fr and Pia Parolin (INRA – French National Institute for Agricultural Research, Agrobiotech)
Fruit and seed characteristics are of extreme importance for the diet of the dispersing animals. For the plants, a high investment to dispersal implies high investment into volative compounds and the nutritional values of the fruits and seeds, i.e. high amounts of carbohydrates, protein, fat, and/or various cations. The symposium aims at discussing the trade-offs of these investments for plants and animals. Although several groups of frugivores have well-developed olfactory perception, only few studies have addressed the roles of odours as signals in the ecological interactions between plants and seed-dispersing animals. The first focus of this symposium is plant volatile compounds in fruits and their olfactory perception by frugivores, presenting current results and framing questions for future research in this embryonic but promising area. The second focus is on the comparative analysis of chemical composition and nutrient contents of seeds and fruits, and its relation to animal nutrition and dispersal syndromes. (Photo: Ficus capensis in Kibale National Park, Uganda. © Alain Houle).
Speakers and titles (Abstracts)
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Speaker |
Title |
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1 |
Borges, R. |
When should fig fruit produce volatiles? Pattern in a ripening process |
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2 |
Albrecht, L. |
Nutritional importance of Ficus for the common fruit-eating bat Artibeus jamaicensis |
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3 |
Soler, C. |
Bat fruits and fruit bats: chemical adaptations for seed dispersal by bats within the genus Ficus (Moraceae) |
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4 |
Hodgkison, R. |
Scent as a component of dispersal syndromes: a comparative analysis in the genus Ficus |
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5 |
Lambert, J. |
Frugivory and digestive physiology in arboreal, tropical Carnivora (Arctictis binturong, Potos flavus) |
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6 |
Reifenrath, K. |
A temperate diplochorous seed dispersal system? Interactions between herbs, slugs and ants |
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7 |
Parolin, P. |
Fruit and seed chemistry and dispersal modes in Amazonian floodplain forests |
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