Mauritia flexuosa is a key ecological and economic palm found throughout tropical South
America. To inform improved management of M. flexuosa, we conducted a systematic review …

Frugivory, that is feeding on fruits, pulp or seeds by animals, is usually considered a
mutualism when interactions involve seed dispersal, and an antagonism when it results in …

Mauritia flexuosa Lf is one of the more widely distributed neotropical palms and is
intensively used by humans. This palm can grow in tropical rainforests or can develop a …

Abstract Pitheciines (Pithecia, Chiropotes, and Cacajao) are a specialized clade of
Neotropical seed predators that exhibit postcanine teeth with low and rounded cusps and …

Traditionally, thick enamel has often been used to infer durophagy (ie, hard nut and seed
consumption) in extinct hominins. These inferences are based on the hypothesis that thick …

Swamp forests dominated by the dioecious palm, Mauritia flexuosa, cover vast areas of the
Amazon Basin and are poorly studied despite their recognized ecological and economic …

Background Birds are key indicator species in extant ecosystems, and thus we would expect
extinct birds to provide insights into the nature of ancient ecosystems. However, many …

Angiosperms have been essential components of primate diets for millions of years, but the
relative importance of different angiosperm families remains unclear. Here, we assess the …

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Although conveying an indisputable morphological and behavioral signal, traditional dietary
categories such as frugivorous or folivorous tend to group a wide range of food mechanical …