Predation, seed size partitioning and the evolution of body size in seed-eating finches

1991 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig W. Benkman
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Seed Size ◽  
Seed Eating

Larger Doesn't Mean Longer: Neither Body Size Nor Seed Size Affect the Gut Retention Times of Aldabra Giant Tortoises

Herpetologica ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilfredo Falcón ◽  
Nancy Bunbury ◽  
Dennis M. Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Seed Size

Consequences of climate and body size on the foraging performance of seed-eating ants

2014 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 427-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
UDI SEGEV ◽  
KATJA TIELBÖRGER ◽  
YAEL LUBIN ◽  
JAIME KIGEL
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Foraging Performance ◽  
Seed Eating

scholarly journals Niche differentiation mechanisms among canopy frugivores and zoochoric trees in the northeastern extreme of the Amazon

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-272
Author(s):  
Felipe TODESCHINI ◽  
José Julio de TOLEDO ◽  
Luis Miguel ROSALINO ◽  
Renato Richard HILÁRIO
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Seed Size ◽  
Tropical Rainforest ◽  
Species Coexistence ◽  
Time Of Day ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
Time Of Arrival ◽  
Niche Segregation ◽  
Fruit Morphology ◽  
Fruit Consumption

ABSTRACT Frugivores and zoocoric trees represent an important proportion of tropical rainforest biodiversity. As niche differences favor species coexistence, we aimed to evaluate morphological and temporal niche segregation mechanisms among zoochoric trees and canopy frugivores in a tropical rainforest in the northeastern extreme of the Brazilian Amazon. We tested the effects of fruit morphology, tree size, frugivore body size and time of day on fruit consumption. We recorded the frugivore species that fed on 72 trees (44 species, 22 genera) and whether these frugivores swallowed the seeds. We monitored trees only once from 07:00 to 17:00 h between January and September 2017. We observed fruit consumption in 20 of the 72 trees. Seventy-three frugivore individuals from 22 species visited the trees. Heavier fruits were consumed by larger frugivores, while seed size was inversely correlated with frugivore size. Narrower fruits and fruits with smaller seeds had greater probability of having their seeds ingested, and larger frugivores were more prone to ingest seeds. Trees bearing fruits with smaller seeds were visited by a greater number of frugivores. Taxonomic groups differed in the time of arrival at fruiting trees. None of the evaluated variables (fruit weight and size, and seed size) affected the richness of frugivores that visited the trees. We concluded that, in the studied forest, fruit morphology (weight, size and seed size) is a niche segregation mechanism among zoochoric trees, while body size and time of day are niche segregation mechanisms among frugivores.

The role of host seed size in mediating a latitudinal body size cline in an introduced bruchid beetle in Japan

Oikos ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 121 (8) ◽  
pp. 1231-1238 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shou Sadakiyo ◽  
Michihiro Ishihara
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Seed Size

Adolescent Gender Differences in Weight, Activity, and Body-Size Perception

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judith R. Mccalla ◽  
Katie E. Chipungu ◽  
Patrice G. Saab ◽  
Amanda J. Countryman ◽  
Erin N. Etzel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Body Size ◽  
Size Perception ◽  
Body Size Perception

FloRunTM ‘331’ Peanut Variety

EDIS ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry L. Tillman
Keyword(s):  
Seed Size ◽  
Growth Habit ◽  
Yield Potential ◽  
High Yield ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
High Oleic ◽  
Central Stem ◽  
Research And Education ◽  
The University ◽  
High Yield Potential

FloRunTM ‘331’ peanut variety was developed by the University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, North Florida Research and Education Center near Marianna, Florida.  It was released in 2016 because it combines high yield potential with excellent disease tolerance. FloRunTM ‘331’ has a typical runner growth habit with a semi-prominent central stem and medium green foliage.  It has medium runner seed size with high oleic oil chemistry.

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