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1. Abundance predominates over niche factors as determinant of the frequency of interactions between frugivorous birds and plants

Author:
Marco A. Pizo; Antonio B. Fontanella; Tomás A. Carlo; Aarón González‐Castro
Source:
Biotropica 2022 v.54 no.3 pp. 627-634
ISSN:
0006-3606
Subject:
birds; body weight; cerrado; ecosystems; frugivores; fruits; lipid content; pulp; second growth; seed dispersal; seed weight; species abundance; Brazil
Abstract:
... Neutral and niche factors influence the structure of frugivory and seed dispersal networks. While the former refers to the abundance of interacting species, niche factors refer to traits that mediate interactions between species (e.g., morphology). The challenge is to unravel in which circumstances one kind of factor predominates over the other, or how much variation is explained by each factor. W ...
DOI:
10.1111/btp.13076

2. Agricultural extensification enhances functional diversity but not phylogenetic diversity in Mediterranean olive groves: A case study with ant and bird communities

Author:
Vicente García-Navas; Carlos Martínez-Núñez; Rubén Tarifa; Antonio J. Manzaneda; Francisco Valera; Teresa Salido; Francisco M. Camacho; Jorge Isla; Pedro J. Rey
Source:
Agriculture, ecosystems & environment 2022 v.324 pp. 107708
ISSN:
0167-8809
Subject:
agriculture; agroecosystems; agroforestry; biodiversity conservation; birds; case studies; environment; farms; frugivores; functional diversity; habitats; insectivores; land use; landscapes; olives; overwintering; phylogeny; Northern European region
Abstract:
... Agroforests are of well-known importance for biodiversity conservation, especially in the tropics, because they are structurally stable and may resemble natural forests. Previous studies have characterized jointly taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity in these agro-ecosystems to comprehensively examine the mechanisms by which agriculture impacts on biodiversity. However, this approach h ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.agee.2021.107708

3. Agroforestry orchards support greater avian biodiversity than monoculture oil palm and rubber tree plantations

Author:
Muhammad Syafiq Yahya; Sharifah Nur Atikah; Izereen Mukri; Ruzana Sanusi; Ahmad Razi Norhisham; Badrul Azhar
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2022 v.513 pp. 120177
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Elaeis guineensis; Hevea brasiliensis; administrative management; agroforestry; birds; botanical composition; ecosystems; forest ecology; frugivores; fruits; granivores; habitats; insect control; insect pests; land use; species richness; Malaysia
Abstract:
... The suitability of agricultural matrices to support biodiversity, including birds, varies depending on agricultural land-use. In Southeast Asia, monoculture plantations of oil palm and rubber tree have replaced the native rainforests and displaced forest biodiversity. Compared to such single functionality plantations, agroforestry orchards may provide a more complex habitat for biodiversity via po ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2022.120177

4. Anthropogenic impacts on plant-animal mutualisms: A global synthesis for pollination and seed dispersal

Author:
Alberto L. Teixido; Lisieux F. Fuzessy; Camila S. Souza; Ingrid N. Gomes; Lucas A. Kaminski; Patricia C. Oliveira; Pietro K. Maruyama
Source:
Biological conservation 2022 v.266 pp. 109461
ISSN:
0006-3207
Subject:
agrochemicals; climate change; ecosystems; forests; frugivores; geographical distribution; introduced species; mutualism; pollination; seed dispersal; temperate zones; urbanization
Abstract:
... Global anthropogenic changes cause major impacts on species interactions, with cascading effects on ecosystem functioning. Animal-mediated pollination and seed dispersal are major mutualisms associated with distinct stages of plant reproduction. Nevertheless, we lack an integrated assessment on how multiple anthropogenic impacts affect these interrelated mutualisms. Here, we systematically reviewe ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109461

5. Avian seed dispersal may be insufficient for plants to track future temperature change on tropical mountains

Author:
Larissa Nowak; Matthias Schleuning; Irene M. A. Bender; Katrin Böhning‐Gaese; D. Matthias Dehling; Susanne A. Fritz; W. Daniel Kissling; Thomas Mueller; Eike Lena Neuschulz; Alex L. Pigot; Marjorie C. Sorensen; Isabel Donoso
Source:
Global ecology and biogeography 2022 v.31 no.5 pp. 848-860
ISSN:
1466-822X
Subject:
biodiversity; birds; canopy; climate change; conservation areas; frugivores; greenhouse gas emissions; greenhouse gases; seed dispersal; species dispersal; temperature; woody plants; Peru
Abstract:
... AIM: Climate change causes shifts in species ranges globally. Terrestrial plant species often lag behind temperature shifts, and it is unclear to what extent animal‐dispersed plants can track climate change. Here, we estimate the ability of bird‐dispersed plant species to track future temperature change on a tropical mountain. LOCATION: Tropical elevational gradient (500–3500 m.a.s.l.) in the Manú ...
DOI:
10.1111/geb.13456

6. Bird Assemblages in Coffee Agroforestry Systems and Other Human Modified Habitats in Indonesia

Author:
Muhammad Ali Imron; Marco Campera; Dennis Al Bihad; Farah Dini Rachmawati; Febrian Edi Nugroho; Budiadi Budiadi; K. Fajar Wianti; Edi Suprapto; Vincent Nijman; K.A.I. Nekaris
Source:
Biology 2022 v.11 no.2 pp. -
ISSN:
2079-7737
Subject:
agroforestry; birds; cropland; deforestation; forests; frugivores; fruits; granivores; habitats; humans; nectar feeding; paddies; people; species diversity; sustainable agriculture; trees; Indonesia
Abstract:
... Deforestation in the tropics is mainly driven by the need to expand agriculture and forestry land. Tropical cropland has also undergone a process of intensification, particularly evident in regions that are the main exporters of deforestation-driven commodities. Around 25 million people in the world depend on coffee production, which has a profound contribution to global biodiversity loss through ...
DOI:
10.3390/biology11020310

7. Breeding systems of four plant communities in the Venezuelan central plains

Author:
Nelson Ramírez
Source:
Plant systematics and evolution 2022 v.308 no.2 pp. 17
ISSN:
0378-2697
Subject:
dichogamy; drought; ecotones; epizoochory; evolution; flowers; forests; frugivores; granivores; herbaceous plants; herkogamy; plant taxonomy; savannas; self-pollination; wet season; wind; woody plants
Abstract:
... The goal of this study was to assess breeding systems, and inbreeding and outbreeding depression in four vegetation types in the Venezuelan central plains: forest, ecotone, savanna and disturbed areas. Such analysis allowed inferring how reproductive systems are influenced by the structure and complexity of the vegetation. This analysis was conducted considering the life form, successional stage, ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00606-021-01794-9

8. Carbohydrate tolerance in Amazon tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) revealed by NMR-metabolomics - Are glucose and fructose different sugars for fruit-eating fish?

Author:
Jeisson Emerson Casimiro Ferrari; Mariana Palma; Gabriela Castellani Carli; Thaise Mota Satiro; Ludgero C. Tavares; Ivan Viegas; Leonardo Susumu Takahashi
Source:
Comparative biochemistry and physiology 2022 v.41 pp. 100928
ISSN:
1744-117X
Subject:
Colossoma macropomum; amino acids; blood glucose; energy; fish; fructose; frugivores; glucose; liver; metabolome; muscles; protein synthesis
Abstract:
... In the present study, two approaches were followed to evaluate the metabolic responses of tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum), a frugivorous species, to intraperitoneal (IP) administration of glucose (GLU) and fructose (FRU) in fed (FED) and 10-day fasted (FAST) fish. Glucose and fructose tolerance tests were performed to assess the carbohydrate utilization and complementary NMR-metabolomics analyses ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cbd.2021.100928

9. Chimpanzees as ecosystem service providers: Seed dispersal of an economically important plant resource

Author:
William D. Aguado; Haldre S. Rogers; Jill D. Pruetz
Source:
Biotropica 2022 v.54 no.3 pp. 656-669
ISSN:
0006-3606
Subject:
Pan troglodytes; Saba senegalensis; canopy; digestive system; ecosystem services; ecosystems; frugivores; fruits; germination; habitats; people; pulp; savanna woodlands; seed dispersal; species recruitment; vertebrates; vines; Senegal
Abstract:
... Vertebrate‐mediated seed dispersal is vital to the maintenance of diversity in tropical ecosystems, and seed‐dispersing animals are increasingly thought to provide ecosystem services by dispersing the seeds of plant species utilized by people. However, few studies have demonstrated a link between vertebrate frugivores and plants used by people, thus limiting the generalizability of the seed‐disper ...
DOI:
10.1111/btp.13080

10. Chromosomal level genome of Ilex asprella and insight into antiviral triterpenoid pathway

Author:
Bobby Lim-Ho Kong; Wenyan Nong; Kwan-Ho Wong; Sean Tsz-Sum Law; Wai-Lok So; Johnson Jor-Shing Chan; Jordan Zhang; Tai-Wai David Lau; Jerome Ho-Lam Hui; Pang-Chui Shaw
Source:
Genomics 2022 v.114 no.3 pp. 110366
ISSN:
0888-7543
Subject:
Ilex; Leersia; Oriental traditional medicine; frugivores; genes; genome assembly; genomics; inflammation; summer; transcriptome; triterpenoid saponins
Abstract:
... Ilex asprella is a widely used herbs in Traditional Chinese Medicine for treating viral infection and relieving inflammation. Due to the earlier fruiting period of I. asprella, it is the major food source for frugivores in summer. Despite its pharmacological and ecological importance, a reference genome for I. asprella is lacking. By using Illumina, stLFR and Omni-C sequencing data, we present the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ygeno.2022.110366

11. DNA damage as indicator of the environmental vulnerability of bats in Brazil’s Caatinga drylands

Author:
Mônica Lúcia Adam; Letícia de Assis Rocha Pessoa; Anderson Rodrigues Balbino de Lima; Enrico Bernard
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2022 v.194 no.4 pp. 277
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
DNA damage; Glossophaga; arid lands; caatinga; cost effectiveness; environmental degradation; frugivores; micronucleus tests; mutagens; nectar feeding; sugarcane; Brazil
Abstract:
... Brazil’s Caatinga drylands is under extensive environmental deterioration, with 38% of its natural cover already lost. There is a need for a better understanding of the effects of such degradation on Caatinga’s rich and singular biota. Bats form a large part of this biota, and are pointed as good bioindicators. Here, we used the micronucleus test –an easy-to-use, accessible and cost-effective in v ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-022-09906-9

12. Detection of novel paramyxoviruses in Chaerephon bat species in Nigeria and phylogenetics of paramyxoviruses co‐evolution with bats in Africa

Author:
Christianah Idowu Ayolabi; Babatunde Adebiyi Olusola; Adesiyan Ayobami Lawal; Areh David Chibuike; Blessing Ngozi Nzekwue
Source:
Zoonoses and public health 2022 v.69 no.2 pp. 117-135
ISSN:
1863-1959
Subject:
Chaerephon; Respirovirus; blood; codon usage; coevolution; databases; frugivores; human population; insectivores; monitoring; phylogeny; public health; viruses; zoonoses; Nigeria
Abstract:
... Bat paramyxoviruses (PmV) are a diverse group of viruses and include zoonotic viruses such as henipaviruses. Members of this group in other continents have been associated with severe respiratory and neurological infections in animals and humans. Furthermore, despite the richness of diverse bat species that can transmit this virus in African countries like Nigeria, there is very scanty information ...
DOI:
10.1111/zph.12900

13. Diet Composition of Bats in a Human-Modified Tropical Landscape

Author:
Cecilia Kruszynski; Rafael de Andrade Moral; Cristiane Míllan; Thais R. Diniz-Reis; Marco A. R. Mello; Plinio B. de Camargo
Source:
Acta chiropterologica 2022 v.23 no.2 pp. 395-404
ISSN:
1733-5329
Subject:
Chiroptera; Neotropics; carbon; diet; ecosystem services; ecosystems; forests; frugivores; habitats; insect pests; insectivores; landscapes; nectar feeding; nitrogen; trophic levels; wildlife
Abstract:
... Human-modified landscapes are often composed of small and isolated natural habitat fragments immersed in agricultural and urban matrices. Within them, ecosystem services provided by wildlife, such as pest insect suppression, may decrease or even be lost leading to a substantial increase in agricultural production costs. Pest insect suppression by bats has been identified as an essential ecosystem ...
DOI:
10.3161/15081109ACC2021.23.2.009

14. Diet quality and conspecific larval density predict functional trait variation and performance in a polyphagous frugivorous fly

Author:
Carlos Pascacio‐Villafán; Nicoletta Righini; David Nestel; Andrea Birke; Larissa Guillén; Martín Aluja
Source:
Functional ecology 2022 v.36 no.5 pp. 1163-1176
ISSN:
0269-8463
Subject:
Anastrepha ludens; adulthood; adults; animals; body weight; carbohydrates; conspecificity; diet; food quality; frugivores; fruit flies; intraspecific competition; larvae; larval development; population dynamics; pupae
Abstract:
... Diet quality and the presence and abundance of conspecifics feeding on the same food resource are critical factors that affect functional traits of many animal species and influence ecological processes. We hypothesized that in insects whose larvae live in groups of varying sizes in ephemeral and nutritionally variable environments, extreme macronutrient content in the feeding substrate is a barri ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2435.14042

15. Dietary abundance distributions: Dominance and diversity in vertebrate diets

Author:
Matthew C. Hutchinson; Andrew P. Dobson; Robert M. Pringle
Source:
Ecology letters 2022 v.25 no.4 pp. 992-1008
ISSN:
1461-023X
Subject:
animal ecology; body weight; cumulative distribution; diet; frugivores; geographical distribution; latitude; species abundance; vertebrates
Abstract:
... Diet composition is among the most important yet least understood dimensions of animal ecology. Inspired by the study of species abundance distributions (SADs), we tested for generalities in the structure of vertebrate diets by characterising them as dietary abundance distributions (DADs). We compiled data on 1167 population‐level diets, representing >500 species from six vertebrate classes, spann ...
DOI:
10.1111/ele.13948

16. Dietary affinities, resource overlap and core structure in Atlantic Forest phyllostomid bat communities

Author:
Richard D. Stevens
Source:
Mammal review 2022 v.52 no.2 pp. 177-191
ISSN:
0305-1838
Subject:
Neotropics; Phyllostomidae; biodiversity; blood; diet; ecoregions; frugivores; mammals; models; nectar; nectar feeding; phylogeny
Abstract:
... The Phyllostomidae is arguably the most diverse family‐level clade of mammals. Associated with this high diversity is considerable heterogeneity in resource utilisation among species and across locales of the Neotropics. Despite heterogeneity, few attempts have been made to synthesise dietary patterns even for smaller regions within the Neotropics. Atlantic Forest is a large dynamic ecoregion in t ...
DOI:
10.1111/mam.12271

17. Ecoregions Occupied are More Related to Diet Diversity than Body Mass in Artibeina Bats

Author:
Romeo A. Saldaña-Vázquez; Federico Villalobos; Jesús R. Hernández-Montero; Daniel Ferreyra-García; José P. Molina-Rodríguez
Source:
Acta chiropterologica 2022 v.23 no.2 pp. 387-393
ISSN:
1733-5329
Subject:
Bayesian theory; Neotropics; biological models; body weight; diet; ecosystems; frugivores; niches; phylogeny; species diversity
Abstract:
... Understanding the factors that explain animals' diet diversity is important to comprehend niche partitioning, co-existence, biotic interactions, and the vulnerability of species populations to habitat transformation. Species body mass and their geographical range are positively related to the diversity of food items they consume and consequently with their potential ecological niche occupied. Howe ...
DOI:
10.3161/15081109ACC2021.23.2.008

18. Evaluation of genotoxicity in bat species found on agricultural landscapes of the Cerrado savanna, central Brazil

Author:
Marcelino Benvindo-Souza; Akemi Vieira Hosokawa; Cirley Gomes Araújo dos Santos; Rhayane Alves de Assis; Thays Millena Alves Pedroso; Rinneu Elias Borges; Susi Missel Pacheco; Lia Raquel de Souza Santos; Daniela de Melo e Silva
Source:
Environmental pollution 2022 v.293 pp. 118579
ISSN:
0269-7491
Subject:
Carollia; DNA damage; Phyllostomus hastatus; agricultural development; biodiversity; cerrado; comet assay; fauna; frugivores; genotoxicity; habitat destruction; insectivores; landscapes; micronucleus tests; mutagens; nectar feeding; omnivores; pollution; savannas; soybeans; sugarcane; Brazil
Abstract:
... Habitat loss and fragmentation together represent the most significant threat to the world's biodiversity. In order to guarantee the survival of this diversity, the monitoring of bioindicators can provide important insights into the health of a natural environment. In this context, we used the comet assay and micronucleus test to evaluate the genotoxic susceptibility of 126 bats of eight species c ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118579

19. First report on metabarcoding analysis of gut microbiome in Island Flying Fox (Pteropus hypomelanus) in island populations of Malaysia

Author:
Nur Syafika Mohd-Yusof; Muhammad Abu Bakar Abdul-Latiff; Abd Rahman Mohd-Ridwan; Aqilah Sakinah Badrulisham; Nursyuhada Othman; Salmah Yaakop; Shukor Md-Nor; Badrul Munir Md-Zain
Source:
Biodiversity data journal 2022 v.10 pp. e69631
ISSN:
1314-2828
Subject:
COVID-19 infection; DNA barcoding; Enterobacter; Klebsiella; Pseudomonas; Pteropus; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; bacterial communities; community structure; ecosystems; foxes; frugivores; fruits; genes; intestinal microorganisms; pandemic; pathogens; rectum; Malaysia
Abstract:
... Flying fox (Pteropus hypomelanus) belongs to the frugivorous bats, which play a crucial role in maintaining proper functioning of an ecosystem and conservation of the environment. Bats are well-known carriers of pathogenic viruses, such as BatCov RaTG13 from the coronavirus family that share 90.55% with SARS-CoV-2, the pathogen causing recent global pandemic coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19). Howe ...
DOI:
10.3897/BDJ.10.e69631

20. Forest dependent birds are the main frugivorous species in mutualistic networks from the Brazilian Cerrado

Author:
Adriano Marcos Da Silva; Luís Paulo Pires; Celine De Melo
Source:
Écoscience 2022 v.29 no.2 pp. 167-175
ISSN:
2376-7626
Subject:
birds; cerrado; diet; forests; frugivores; humans; models; seed dispersal; topology
Abstract:
... Not all frugivore species are equally important to the structure and maintenance of mutualistic networks and identifying the most relevant species is of great relevance to conservation ecology. Centrality metrics provide insightful information on the relative contribution of individual fruit-eating species to the topology of the networks, but there is still considerable debate on what ecological t ...
DOI:
10.1080/11956860.2021.1987653

21. Frugivorous Bats Promote Epizoochoric Seed Dispersal and Seedling Survival in a Disturbed Neotropical Forest

Author:
David Villalobos-Chaves; Bernal Rodríguez-Herrera
Source:
Journal of mammalogy 2022 v.102 no.6 pp. 1507-1513
ISSN:
0022-2372
Subject:
Artibeus; Neotropics; Uroderma; biodiversity; evolution; frugivores; mammalogy; mutualism; prediction; reproductive success; seed dispersal; seedlings; trees; tropical forests
Abstract:
... Animal-dispersed plants usually rely upon multiple dispersers. In many ecosystems, most of these interactions have yet to be explored; thus, documenting the extent of contribution of each animal partner to the reproduction and survival of plant species is key to understanding the ecology and evolution of animal–plant mutualism, as well as the potential responses of the ecological networks to biodi ...
DOI:
10.1093/jmammal/gyab114

22. Fruits consumed by phyllostomid bats in a Peruvian Yungas forest: new dietary items for Chiroderma salvini and Lonchophylla handleyi

Author:
Juan J. Pellón
Source:
Mammalia 2022 v.86 no.3 pp. 261-265
ISSN:
1864-1547
Subject:
Neotropics; Platyrrhinus; feces; forests; frugivores; seed predation; Andes region; Peru
Abstract:
... Through an analysis of seeds in faeces, I recorded some fruits consumed by 13 bat species in a premontane forest of the buffer zone of Santuario Nacional Pampa Hermosa (Junin, central Peru) in March 2017. Platyrrhinus albericoi was found for the first time in the area. Results provide the first evidence of granivory by Chiroderma salvini and frugivory by Lonchophylla handleyi, and additional recor ...
DOI:
10.1515/mammalia-2021-0121

23. Functional complementarity of seed dispersal services provided by birds and mammals in an alpine ecosystem

Author:
Alberto García‐Rodríguez; Jörg Albrecht; Nina Farwig; Danuta Frydryszak; Aida Parres; Dana G. Schabo; Nuria Selva
Source:
journal of ecology 2022 v.110 no.1 pp. 232-247
ISSN:
0022-0477
Subject:
DNA barcoding; Turdus; Ursus arctos; Vaccinium myrtillus; Vulpes vulpes; bilberries; birds; ecological function; ecosystems; endozoochory; frugivores; germination; mammals; microhabitats; probability; seeds; species recruitment; Poland
Abstract:
... Endozoochory is an important ecosystem function that, in temperate and boreal regions, is carried out mainly by birds and mammals. Due to their different quantitative and qualitative contributions to seed dispersal, these animals usually differ in their effectiveness as seed dispersers. However, there is still little information about how spatio‐temporal differences in frugivory between birds and ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2745.13799

24. Functional roles of frugivores and plants shape hyper‐diverse mutualistic interactions under two antagonistic conservation scenarios

Author:
Lisieux Fuzessy; Gisela Sobral; Daiane Carreira; Débora Cristina Rother; Gedimar Barbosa; Mariana Landis; Mauro Galetti; Tad Dallas; Vinícius Cardoso Cláudio; Laurence Culot; Pedro Jordano
Source:
Biotropica 2022 v.54 no.2 pp. 444-454
ISSN:
0006-3606
Subject:
body weight; community structure; ecosystems; forests; frugivores; humans
Abstract:
... Disentangling the structure of plant–animal mutualisms shed light on how species are organized, and allow us to infer about resilience, specificity, and ultimately the consequences of the loss of functions to the ecosystem. Here we gathered fruit–frugivore interactions for all the major vertebrate taxa interacting with plants in two conservation states in the Brazilian Atlantic forest: a small pat ...
DOI:
10.1111/btp.13065

25. Global plant‐frugivore trait matching is shaped by climate and biogeographic history

Author:
Ian R. McFadden; Susanne A. Fritz; Niklaus E. Zimmermann; Loïc Pellissier; W. Daniel Kissling; Joseph A. Tobias; Matthias Schleuning; Catherine H. Graham
Source:
Ecology letters 2022 v.25 no.3 pp. 686-696
ISSN:
1461-023X
Subject:
Arecaceae; birds; data collection; frugivores; fruit size; geographical distribution; zoogeography
Abstract:
... Species interactions are influenced by the trait structure of local multi‐trophic communities. However, it remains unclear whether mutualistic interactions in particular can drive trait patterns at the global scale, where climatic constraints and biogeographic processes gain importance. Here we evaluate global relationships between traits of frugivorous birds and palms (Arecaceae), and how these r ...
DOI:
10.1111/ele.13890

26. Heterothermy, body size, and locomotion as ecological predictors of migration in mammals

Author:
Quinn M. R. Webber; Liam P. McGuire
Source:
Mammal review 2022 v.52 no.1 pp. 82-95
ISSN:
0305-1838
Subject:
body size; data collection; diet; frugivores; geographical distribution; habitats; insectivores; interspecific variation; latitude; locomotion; mammals; migratory behavior; phylogeny; thermoregulation
Abstract:
... Migration is ubiquitous among animals and has evolved repeatedly and independently. Comparative studies of the evolutionary origins of migration in birds are widespread, but are lacking in mammals. Mammalian species have greater variation in functional traits that may be relevant for migration. Interspecific variation in migration behaviour is often attributed to mode of locomotion (i.e. running, ...
DOI:
10.1111/mam.12263

27. High‐throughput sequencing of faeces provides evidence for dispersal of parasites and pathogens by migratory waterbirds

Author:
Andrew G. Briscoe; Sarah Nichols; Hanna Hartikainen; Hazel Knipe; Rachel Foster; Andy J. Green; Beth Okamura; David Bass
Source:
Molecular ecology resources 2022 v.22 no.4 pp. 1303-1318
ISSN:
1755-098X
Subject:
Animalia; Ebolavirus; avian influenza; biodiversity; eukaryotic cells; feces; freshwater; frugivores; genes; metagenomics; migratory behavior; parasites; water birds; Spain
Abstract:
... Examination of faecal material has demonstrated how a broad range of organisms are distributed by bird movements. Such research has largely focused on dispersal of plant seeds by frugivores and of freshwater organisms by waterbirds. However, with few exceptions (e.g. avian influenza, Ebola virus), there is a dearth of evidence for transport of parasites and pathogens. High‐throughput sequencing me ...
DOI:
10.1111/1755-0998.13548

28. Impact of cocoa agricultural intensification on bird diversity and community composition

Author:
Ruth E. Bennett; T. Scott Sillett; Robert A. Rice; Peter P. Marra
Source:
Conservation biology 2022 v.36 no.1 pp. e13779
ISSN:
0888-8892
Subject:
Theobroma cacao; agroforestry; biodiversity conservation; birds; canopy; chocolate; community structure; farms; frugivores; granivores; habitats; indigenous species; intensive farming; landscapes; meta-analysis; nectar feeding; secondary forests; wildlife management
Abstract:
... To meet the growing demand for chocolate, cocoa (Theobroma cacao) agriculture is expanding and intensifying. Although this threatens tropical forests, cocoa sustainability initiatives largely overlook biodiversity conservation. To inform these initiatives, we analyzed how cocoa agriculture affects bird diversity at farm and landscape scales with a meta‐analysis of 23 studies. We extracted 214 Hedg ...
DOI:
10.1111/cobi.13779

29. Independent variation of avian sensitivity to climate change and trait‐based adaptive capacity along a tropical elevational gradient

Author:
Larissa Nowak; Matthias Schleuning; Irene M. A. Bender; W. Daniel Kissling; Susanne A. Fritz
Source:
Diversity & distributions 2022 v.28 no.5 pp. 1123-1135
ISSN:
1366-9516
Subject:
Neotropics; birds; climate change; conservation areas; frugivores; niches; Peru
Abstract:
... AIM: How species respond to climate change is influenced by their sensitivity to climatic conditions (i.e. their climatic niche) and aspects of their adaptive capacity (e.g. their dispersal ability and ecological niche). To date, it is largely unknown whether and how species’ sensitivity to climate change and their adaptive capacity covary. However, understanding this relationship is important to ...
DOI:
10.1111/ddi.13518

30. Influence of land cover features on avian community and potential conservation priority areas for biodiversity at a Ramsar site in India

Author:
Souvik Barik; Goutam Kumar Saha; Subhendu Mazumdar
Source:
Ecological processes 2022 v.11 no.1 pp. 25
ISSN:
2192-1709
Subject:
agricultural land; anthropogenic activities; avifauna; birds; frugivores; granivores; habitat destruction; land cover; landscapes; piscivores; species diversity; urbanization; vegetation; wetlands; India
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: Wetlands provide diverse ecological services to sustain rich biodiversity, but they are recklessly exploited around the globe. East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW; Ramsar site No. 1208, ~ 125 km²) was once very rich in faunal diversity that declined over the years due to various anthropogenic pressures. In such scenarios, effective management plans need to contemplate local and landscape level ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13717-022-00369-x

31. Influence of sampling methods on the description of a Neotropical seed dispersal network

Author:
Breno Dias Vitorino; Angélica Vilas Boas da Frota; Pietro Kiyoshi Maruyama; Josué Ribeiro da Silva Nunes; Jeferson Vizentin-Bugoni
Source:
Acta oecologica 2022 v.114 pp. 103805
ISSN:
1146-609X
Subject:
Neotropics; birds; body weight; frugivores; nestedness; seed dispersal; understory; Brazil
Abstract:
... Analysis of ecological networks is a useful approach to investigate species interactions. However, sampling method may influence the observed patterns especially in highly diverse communities. Here we evaluated how sampling decisions influence the characterization of a seed dispersal network between frugivorous birds and plants in a Neotropical community, in Brazil. We found that phytocentric and ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.actao.2021.103805

32. Inter-Taxon and Seasonal Variations of Mineral Concentrations in Soft Tissues of Frugivorous Phyllostomid Bats in a Mineral-Limited Ecosystem

Author:
Daniel Ramos-H; Marta Williams; Rodrigo A. Medellín
Source:
Acta chiropterologica 2022 v.23 no.2 pp. 377-386
ISSN:
1733-5329
Subject:
Artibeus; Carollia; Neotropics; Platyrrhinus; calcium; chemical analysis; copper; ecosystems; feces; frugivores; iron; liver; magnesium; manganese; potassium; sodium; spleen; zinc; Amazonia; Peru
Abstract:
... The western Amazon is characterized by a shortage of available minerals. Chemical analysis of food items and feces of frugivorous bats has shown that they may experience inadequate mineral intake. Assessing the inter-taxon and seasonal variations in mineral loads of wild frugivorous bats may help determine the mineral constraints in their diets. Our sampling was based on bats from the genus Caroll ...
DOI:
10.3161/15081109ACC2021.23.2.007

33. Interaction between Old World fruit bats and humans: From large scale ecosystem services to zoonotic diseases

Author:
Riana V. Ramanantsalama; Steven M. Goodman; Muriel Dietrich; Camille Lebarbenchon
Source:
Acta tropica 2022 v.231 pp. 106462
ISSN:
0001-706X
Subject:
Protozoa; Rousettus; body size; ecosystems; forest regeneration; frugivores; fruits; keystone species; pathogens; public health; zoonoses
Abstract:
... The Old World tropical and subtropical frugivorous bat genus Rousettus (Pteropodidae) contains species with broad distributions, as well as those occurring in restricted geographical areas, particularly islands. Herein we review the role of Rousettus as a keystone species from a global “One Health” approach and related to ecosystem functioning, zoonotic disease and public health. Rousettus are eff ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106462

34. Leishmania diversity in bats from an endemic area for visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis in Southeastern Brazil

Author:
Thallyta Maria Vieira; Soraia de Oliveira Silva; Luciana Lima; Gilberto Sabino-Santos; Eduardo Robson Duarte; Sabrina Miranda Lima; Agnes Antônia Sampaio Pereira; Francisco C. Ferreira; Walter Santos de Araújo; Marta Maria Geraldes Teixeira; Renata Luiz Ursine; Célia Maria Ferreira Gontijo; Maria Norma Melo
Source:
Acta tropica 2022 v.228 pp. 106327
ISSN:
0001-706X
Subject:
Artibeus lituratus; Glossophaga; Molossidae; Vespertilionidae; blood; cutaneous leishmaniasis; frugivores; genes; liver; nectar feeding; phylogeny; polymerase chain reaction; spleen; Brazil
Abstract:
... This study aimed to determine the occurrence of Leishmania infection in bats in urban and wild areas in an endemic municipality for visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Between April 2014 to April 2015, 247 bats were captured and classified into 26 species belonging to Phyllostomidae (90.7%), Vespertilionidae (8.1%) and Molossidae (1.2%) families. Blood samples from 247 ba ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.actatropica.2022.106327

35. Long-term dynamics of the network structures in seed dispersal associated with fluctuations in bird migration and fruit abundance patterns

Author:
Kyohsuke Ohkawara; Kazuya Kimura; Fumio Satoh
Source:
Oecologia 2022 v.198 no.2 pp. 457-470
ISSN:
0029-8549
Subject:
Japan; Turdus; Zosterops; feces; frugivores; fruits; migratory behavior; seed dispersal
Abstract:
... In temperate zones, seed-dispersal networks by migratory birds are formed on long time scale. In mid-October from 2005 to 2016, to explore the dynamics of the network structures, we examined interannual variability of fruit abundance, bird migration, and seed-dispersal networks in central Japan. For 12 years, the fruit abundance exhibited a remarkable fluctuation across years, with the number of f ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00442-021-05102-7

36. Megafrugivores as fading shadows of the past: extant frugivores and the abiotic environment as the most important determinants of the distribution of palms in Madagascar

Author:
Laura Méndez; Duarte S. Viana; Adriana Alzate; W. Daniel Kissling; Wolf L. Eiserhardt; Roberto Rozzi; Mijoro Rakotoarinivo; Renske E. Onstein
Source:
Ecography 2022 v.2022 no.2 pp. -
ISSN:
0906-7590
Subject:
Arecaceae; Chiroptera; Lemur; anthropogenic activities; birds; extinction; frugivores; home range; rodents; seed dispersal; species diversity; temperature; Madagascar
Abstract:
... The extinction of all Madagascar's megafrugivores ca 1000 years ago, may have left its signature on the current distribution of vertebrate‐dispersed plants across the island, due to the loss of effective seed dispersal. In this study, we dissect the roles of extinct and extant frugivore distributions, abiotic variables, human impact and spatial predictors on the compositional turnover, or beta‐div ...
DOI:
10.1111/ecog.05885

37. NeoBat Interactions: A data set of bat–plant interactions in the Neotropics

Author:
Guillermo L. Florez‐Montero; Renata L. Muylaert; Marcelo R. Nogueira; Cullen Geiselman; Sharlene E. Santana; Richard D. Stevens; Marco Tschapka; Francisco A. Rodrigues; Marco A. R. Mello
Source:
Ecology 2022 v.103 no.4 pp. e3640
ISSN:
0012-9658
Subject:
Artibeus jamaicensis; Artibeus lituratus; Carollia; Cecropia; Ficus; Glossophaga; Neotropics; Piper; Solanum; Vismia; data collection; frugivores; georeferencing; metadata; natural history; nectar feeding; outreach; Brazil; Costa Rica; Mexico
Abstract:
... Data papers and open databases have revolutionized contemporary science, as they provide the long‐needed incentive to collaborate in large international teams and make natural history information widely available. Nevertheless, most data papers have focused on species occurrence or abundance, whereas interactions have received much less attention. To help fill this gap, we have compiled a georefer ...
DOI:
10.1002/ecy.3640

38. Nutritional ecology of martens (Martes foina and Martes martes) in the western Italian Alps

Author:
Marco Granata; Andrea Mosini; Manuel Piana; Francesco Zambuto; Enrica Capelli; Alessandro Balestrieri
Source:
Ecological research 2022 v.37 no.1 pp. 127-136
ISSN:
0912-3814
Subject:
Martes foina; Martes martes; allopatry; carbohydrates; diet; energy; frugivores; fruits; genetic testing; nutritional ecology; research; sympatry
Abstract:
... The macronutrient requirements of the strictly related pine marten (Martes martes) and stone marten (Martes foina) are almost identical, but, at range scale, in areas of putative sympatry (overlapping European ranges) the stone marten tends to be more frugivorous, which makes the contribution of carbohydrate energy to be higher than the target. In contrast, the macronutrient intake of the pine mar ...
DOI:
10.1111/1440-1703.12277

39. Opiine parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and biological control of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Australia: Past, present and future

Author:
Anthony R. Clarke; Colin Harris; Bianca J. Kay; Bishwo P. Mainali; Lucy K. McLay; Francesca Strutt; J. Paul Cunningham
Source:
Annals of applied biology 2022 v.180 no.1 pp. 44-72
ISSN:
0003-4746
Subject:
Diachasmimorpha longicaudata; Diachasmimorpha tryoni; Fopius arisanus; adults; biological control; exports; females; frugivores; fruit flies; fruits; indigenous species; parasitism; parasitoids; pupae; taxonomic revisions; wasps; Queensland
Abstract:
... Opiine braconids are parasitoids of the immature stages of frugivorous tephritids. The female wasp lays her eggs into the eggs or larvae of the fruit fly host, where the immature wasp develops before emerging as a next‐generation adult from the now dead host pupal case. In support of a new generation of Australian fruit fly parasitoid research, this paper comprehensively reviews what is known abou ...
DOI:
10.1111/aab.12724

40. Phylogenetic congruence between Neotropical primates and plants is driven by frugivory

Author:
Lisieux Fuzessy; Fernando A. O. Silveira; Laurence Culot; Pedro Jordano; Miguel Verdú
Source:
Ecology letters 2022 v.25 no.2 pp. 320-329
ISSN:
1461-023X
Subject:
Neotropics; coevolution; frugivores; phylogeny; seed dispersal
Abstract:
... Seed dispersal benefits plants and frugivores, and potentially drives co‐evolution, with consequences to diversification evidenced for, e.g., primates. Evidence for macro‐coevolutionary patterns in multi‐specific, plant‐animal mutualisms is scarce, and the mechanisms driving them remain unexplored. We tested for phylogenetic congruences in primate‐plant interactions and showed strong co‐phylogenet ...
DOI:
10.1111/ele.13918

41. Plant reproductive systems in a secondary deciduous forest remnant in the Caracas valley, Venezuela

Author:
Nelson Ramírez; Herbert Briceño
Source:
Plant ecology 2022 v.223 no.5 pp. 537-557
ISSN:
1385-0237
Subject:
apomixis; deciduous forests; dioecy; frugivores; herkogamy; metabolism; monoecy; plant ecology; protandry; protogyny; self-pollination; woody plants; Venezuela
Abstract:
... Plant sexual and breeding systems, temporal variations in sex expression, and herkogamy were investigated. Of the 294 plant species surveyed, 73.8% were hermaphroditic, 18.7% monoecious, and 7.5% dioecious. The frequency of adichogamy (71.7%) was higher than that of dichogamy (28.3%) in hermaphrodite and monoecious species, and protandry was more common than protogyny. There was a higher proportio ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11258-022-01226-9

42. Predation risk can modify the foraging behaviour of frugivorous carnivores: Implications of rewilding apex predators for plant–animal mutualisms

Author:
Tamara Burgos; Jose M. Fedriani; Gema Escribano‐Ávila; Javier Seoane; Javier Hernández‐Hernández; Emilio Virgós
Source:
journal of animal ecology 2022 v.91 no.5 pp. 1024-1035
ISSN:
0021-8790
Subject:
Lynx pardinus; Martes foina; Meles meles; Pyrus communis; Vulpes vulpes; animal ecology; cameras; carnivores; demography; field experimentation; forests; frugivores; fruits; pears; personality; predation; risk; seed dispersal
Abstract:
... Apex predators play key roles in food webs and their recovery can trigger trophic cascades in some ecosystems. Intra‐guild competition can reduce the abundances of smaller predators and perceived predation risk can alter their foraging behaviour thereby limiting seed dispersal by frugivorous carnivores. However, little is known about how plant–frugivore mutualisms could be disturbed in the presenc ...
DOI:
10.1111/1365-2656.13682

43. Prescribed fire reduces insect infestation in Karuk and Yurok acorn resource systems

Author:
Arielle A. Halpern; Wayne P. Sousa; Frank K. Lake; Thomas J. Carlson; Will Paddock; Bill Tripp on behalf of the Karuk Tribe
Source:
Forest ecology and management 2022 v.505 pp. 119768
ISSN:
0378-1127
Subject:
Curculio occidentis; Cydia latiferreana; Notholithocarpus densiflorus; acorns; ecosystems; forest ecology; frugivores; habitats; humans; insect infestations; politics; prescribed burning; resource management; risk; summer; wildfires; California
Abstract:
... Prescribed fire is used extensively as a management tool in fire-adapted landscapes of the American West to maintain ecosystem structure and function while reducing wildfire risk. Seasonally specific prescribed fire is used by many Indigenous groups to increase the quality and quantity of cultural resources and promote desired patterns of habitat diversity. Traditionally, the Karuk and Yurok Tribe ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.foreco.2021.119768

44. Primate reintroduction promotes the recruitment of large-seeded plants via secondary dispersal

Author:
Anna Rebello Landim; Fernando A.S. Fernandez; Alexandra Pires
Source:
Biological conservation 2022 v.269 pp. 109549
ISSN:
0006-3207
Subject:
Alouatta; Penelope; Sapajus; feces; frugivores; habitat fragmentation; national parks; predation; probability; seed dispersal; seedling emergence; seedlings
Abstract:
... The loss of larger frugivores alters seed dispersal. Species reintroductions have been proposed as a strategy for reversing local disperser extinctions. However, their effects on ecological processes have seldom been assessed. Howler monkeys (Alouatta guariba) have been reintroduced in Tijuca National Park, a defaunated Atlantic Forest fragment. We compared the fate of seeds dispersed by howlers t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109549

45. Rainforest bird communities threatened by extreme fire

Author:
Joshua S. Lee; William K. Cornwell; Richard T. Kingsford
Source:
Global ecology and conservation 2022 v.33 pp. e01985
ISSN:
2351-9894
Subject:
birds; climate change; ecosystems; fire history; frugivores; functional diversity; rain forests; risk; vegetation structure; Australia
Abstract:
... Fire occurs naturally in many ecosystems and is predicted to increase in frequency and severity with climate change. The 2019–2020 Australian bushfire season was extreme, unprecedented in scale and severity, burning almost 19 million ha. This included half of the Gondwanan rainforests in eastern Australia, an ecosystem with no documented record of fire. We investigated the recovery of rainforest b ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.gecco.2021.e01985

46. Recurrent Ebola outbreaks in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo: A wake-up call to scale up the integrated disease surveillance and response strategy

Author:
Olivier Kambere Kavulikirwa; Franck Katembo Sikakulya
Source:
One health 2022 v.14 pp. 100379
ISSN:
2352-7714
Subject:
Ebolavirus; disease surveillance; fever; frugivores; monitoring; public health; Democratic Republic of the Congo
Abstract:
... Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a dangerous viral zoonotic hemorrhagic fever caused by a deadly pathogenic filovirus. Frugivorous bats are recognized as being the natural reservoir, playing a pivotal role in the epidemiological dynamics. Since its discovery in 1976, the disease has been shown to be endemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). So far, thirteen outbreaks have occurred, and EV ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.onehlt.2022.100379

47. Seasonality drives variation in the use of forest strata by adult males of a dimorphic frugivorous bird species

Author:
Luís Paulo Pires; Luís Pedro Mendes Paniago; Yasmin Regina Santos; Celine de Melo
Source:
Austral ecology 2022 v.47 no.2 pp. 392-399
ISSN:
1442-9985
Subject:
Pipridae; adults; birds; frugivores; fruits; habitat preferences; habitats; seed dispersal; wet season; Brazil
Abstract:
... Animals may exploit habitat complexity in a myriad of ways, and a widespread pattern of habitat use is vertical stratification. In tropical forests, it often increases niche diversity for frugivorous birds, and it strongly influences seed dispersal and community persistence. Yet, most studies disregard intraspecific variations in the use of forest layers and their ecological and evolutionary conse ...
DOI:
10.1111/aec.13129

48. Seed size and pubescence facilitate secondary dispersal by dung beetles

Author:
Karen M. Pedersen; Nico Blüthgen
Source:
Biotropica 2022 v.54 no.1 pp. 215-225
ISSN:
0006-3606
Subject:
Alouatta palliata; Ateles; Canthon; Neotropics; endozoochory; feces; frugivores; germination; mammals; microclimate; morphospecies; phenotype; seed predation; seed size; selection pressure; spiders; tropical forests; Ecuador
Abstract:
... In tropical forests, primary dispersal by animals is the most important form of seed dispersal. Dung beetles are secondary seed dispersers attracted to mammal feces. When they bury dung of frugivorous mammals, they move seeds to new sites, possibly protecting them from seed predation or pathogens, or moving to better micro‐climates and away from conspecifics. As a result, secondary dispersal by du ...
DOI:
10.1111/btp.13052

49. Seroprevalence of IgG Antibodies Against Multiple Arboviruses in Bats from Cameroon, Guinea, and the Democratic Republic of Congo

Author:
Raisa Raulino; Guillaume Thaurignac; Alpha K. Keita; Amandine Esteban; Souana Goumou; Ramadan Diallo; Simon-Pierre Ndimbo-Kumugo; Innocent Ndong Bass; Placide Mbala Kingebeni; Abdoulaye Toure; Eric Delaporte; Steve Ahuka-Mundeke; Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum; Eitel Mpoudi-Ngole; Martine Peeters; Ahidjo Ayouba
Source:
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases 2022 v.22 no.4 pp. 252-262
ISSN:
1557-7759
Subject:
Dengue virus; Molossidae; Rousettus; Usutu virus; arboviruses; arthropods; blood; dengue; frugivores; humans; insectivores; population structure; public health; seroprevalence; serotypes; wildlife; Cameroon; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Guinea
Abstract:
... Background: Emergence of mosquito-borne arboviruses has caused significant public health burden. The life cycle of arboviruses comprises sylvatic and urban cycles, including a wildlife reservoir, a human host, and an arthropod vector. However, many questions remain on the sylvatic cycles of arboviruses. In this study, we investigate the prevalence of IgG antibodies to arboviruses of public health ...
DOI:
10.1089/vbz.2021.0076

50. Silvopastoral and conventional management of extensive livestock and the diversity of bats in fragments of tropical dry forest in Córdoba, Colombia

Author:
Jesús Ballesteros-Correa; Jairo Pérez-Torres
Source:
Agroforestry systems 2022 v.96 no.3 pp. 589-601
ISSN:
0167-4366
Subject:
Artibeus lituratus; Glossophaga; Phyllostomus; Uroderma; forest management; frugivores; livestock; livestock husbandry; management systems; species richness; tropical dry forests; Caribbean; Colombia
Abstract:
... The establishment of extensive livestock systems in the Colombian Caribbean Region has historically generated a strong loss of the tropical dry forest (TDF) with negative effects on biodiversity. Currently, the implementation of silvopastoral systems (SPS) has been proposed with strategy to curb the loss of biodiversity caused by the conventional management system (CS). The objective was to evalua ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10457-021-00698-4