%0 Journal Article
%T THE AGOUTI DASYPROCTA LEPORINA (RODENTIA: DASYPROCTIDAE) AS SEED DISPERSER OF THE PALM ASTROCARYUM ACULEATISSIMUM
%A Alexandra S. Pires
%A Mauro Galetti
%J Mastozoolog£¿-a neotropical
%D 2012
%I Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mam¨ªferos
%X Some large-seeded plants depend heavily on agoutis for seedling recruitment. The importance of Dasyprocta leporina as seed disperser of the Atlantic Forest palm Astrocaryum aculeatissimum was evaluated using camera-traps and seed removal experiments. Agoutis were registered at 67% of the records obtained through the monitoring of mature fruits; palms were visited from 07:00 to 18:45 h. Dispersal distances ranged from 0.5 to 48.7 m (mean ¡À sd = 6.8 ¡À 9.1 m) and most of the removed seeds were buried (57.8%). These results corroborate the importance of agoutis for the seed dispersal of Astrocaryum palms.
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