Studies on plant–frugivore interactions are crucial for the understanding of evolutionary and
ecological processes at species, population, and community levels. These interactions are …

Palms are tropical miracles. Heinrich Heine, the German poet, stated" Unter den Palmen
wandert man nicht ungestraft", ie, one does not wander unpunished under the palms. It was …

Aims The overall aim of this study is to provide the data needed for Amazonian conservation
and the sustainable management of the region. To this end I model the hypothetical …

Microenvironmental heterogeneity is important in the ecology and diversification of the rich
palm flora that inhabits neotropical rain forests. At small-0.1-10 2 m-scales, neotropical rain …

Plant traits are critical to plant form and function—including growth, survival and
reproduction—and therefore shape fundamental aspects of population and ecosystem …

This book explores the degree to which landscapes have been enriched with palms by
human activities and the importance of palms for the lives of people in the region today and …

Animal-mediated seed dispersal by frugivorous birds and mammals is central to the ecology
and functioning of ecosystems, but whether and how frugivory-related traits have affected …

The composition, density, and fruiting phenology of arborescent palms were examined in a
remote terra firme forest site near the upper Urucu river, Amazonas, Brazil. A total of 248 …

Secondary forests are more extensive than old-growth forests in many tropical regions, yet
the genetic composition of colonizing populations is poorly understood. We analyzed the …

The unique properties of tree building in Arecaceae strongly constrain their architectural
lability. Potentially compensating for this limitation, the extensive diversification of leaf …