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Provedor de dados: | Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
País: | Brazil
Título: | Flowering phenology and pollination of ornithophilous species in two habitats of Serra da Bodoquena, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
Autores: | Faria,Rogério R.; Araújo,Andréa C.
Data: | 2010-12-01
Ano: | 2010
Palavras-chave: | Flowering; Floral resources; Hummingbirds; Ornithophily; Acanthaceae; Circular statistics.
Resumo: | The aim of this study is to describe interactions between hummingbirds and ornithophilous species at Serra da Bodoquena in midwest Brazil, with focus on flowering phenology and pollination of these plant species. In two habitats, gallery forest and semi-deciduous forest, data on flowering phenology of ornithophilous species were collected monthly over 14 months. In addition, data on morphology and floral biology, as well as visitor frequency and hummingbird behavior, were recorded. The studied community contained eight ornithophilous plant species and six hummingbird species. The ornithophilous species flowered throughout the year, and the greatest abundance of flowers was at the end of the rainy season and the beginning of the dry one. The herit huingbird Phaethornis pretrei and feales of Thalurania furcata, were the most similar in floral resource use. Acanthaceae is the most representative family of ornithophilous plant species in Serra da Bodoquena and, thus, represents the main food source for hummingbirds. Ruellia angustiflora is especially important because it flowers continuously throughout the year and is a significant food resource for P. pretrei, which is the main visitor for this plant guild.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652010000400006
Editor: | Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Relação: | 10.1590/S0001-37652010000400006
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências  v.82 n.4 2010
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess