Seed Dispersal and Frugivory – Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Levey Silva

Seed Dispersal and FrugivoryEcology, Evolution and Conservation\nAuthor(s): Douglas Levey, Wesley Silva, Mauro Galetti\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: CABI Publishing, United Kingdom\nImprint: CABI Publishing\nISBN-13: 9780851995250, 978-0851995250\nSynopsis\nUntil recently, the production of fruits by plants, their consumption by animals (frugivory) and the relevance of these to seed dispersal have attracted less attention than topics such as pollination biology. However, since the 1970s they have started to gain more prominence and now give rise to more research funding, seminal papers and international symposiums. This book contains chapters adapted from the Third International Symposium-Workshop on Frugivores and Seed Dispersal held in August 2000 in Rio Quente, Brazil.