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Foraging by parrots (Amazona autumnalis) on fruits of Stemmadenia donnell-smithii (Apocynaceae) in the tropical rain forest of Los Tuxtlas, Mexico

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Rosamond Coates-Estrada ,
Alejandro Estrada  and
Dennis Meritt Jr
Rosamond Coates-Estrada
Affiliation:
Estación de Biologia ‘Los Tuxtlas’, Instituto de Biología-UNAM, Apartado Postal 176, San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, Mexico.
Alejandro Estrada
Affiliation:
Estación de Biologia ‘Los Tuxtlas’, Instituto de Biología-UNAM, Apartado Postal 176, San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz, Mexico.
Dennis Meritt Jr
Affiliation:
Lincoln Park Zoological Society, 2200 N. Cannon Dr., Chicago, Ill, 60614, USA
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Keywords

Amazona autumnalisMexicoseed predationStemmadenia donnell-smithiitropical rain forest
Type
Short Communication
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , February 1993 , pp. 121 - 124
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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