2011
DOI: 10.1590/s1676-06032011000400033
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Abstract: Abstract:The role of fish as frugivorous and its ecological consequences are often neglected in ecological studies. However, the importance of the interaction between fish and plants is gaining force in scientific literature, and fish has been considered effective seed dispersers. The fruit-eating fish assemblage of Banara arguta (Salicaceae) was evaluated in Southern Pantanal wetlands. Nine species were reported consuming fruits, with different strategies to capture them. The distribution of B. arguta associa… Show more

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“…For instance, many floodplain plant species fruit only during the wet season in the Pantanal (Pott & Pott , Ragusa‐Netto & Fecchio ), and fruits falling into the water are widely consumed by fishes (Costa‐Pereira et al . ). In the wet season, a large amount and diversity of terrestrial soil invertebrates, which are hardly accessible to fish in the dry season, become available (Marques et al .…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 97%
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“…For instance, many floodplain plant species fruit only during the wet season in the Pantanal (Pott & Pott , Ragusa‐Netto & Fecchio ), and fruits falling into the water are widely consumed by fishes (Costa‐Pereira et al . ). In the wet season, a large amount and diversity of terrestrial soil invertebrates, which are hardly accessible to fish in the dry season, become available (Marques et al .…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…Many fish species, including A. lacustris , forage in the Miranda River floodplain during the wet season, feeding mainly on allochthonous resources, such as terrestrial invertebrates and fruits (Resende , Costa‐Pereira et al . ).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…In the Neotropics alone, there are approximately 150 fruit-eating fish from 17 families and six orders (Horn et al, 2011), which consume fruits and seeds of at least 170 plant species from 55 families (Correa et al, 2007). Some of these fish exhibit apparent physiological, morphological, and complex behavioural adaptations for the efficient consumption of fruit and seeds, such as molar-like teeth (Goulding, 1980), long intestines (Correa et al, 2007), enzymes associated with digestion of carbohydrates (Drewe et al, 2004), patrolling and defence of trees dropping ripe fruits (Goulding, 1980;Costa-Pereira et al, 2010), and drift compensation manoeuvres in fast-flowing waters (Krupczynski & Schuster, 2008). Some of these fish exhibit apparent physiological, morphological, and complex behavioural adaptations for the efficient consumption of fruit and seeds, such as molar-like teeth (Goulding, 1980), long intestines (Correa et al, 2007), enzymes associated with digestion of carbohydrates (Drewe et al, 2004), patrolling and defence of trees dropping ripe fruits (Goulding, 1980;Costa-Pereira et al, 2010), and drift compensation manoeuvres in fast-flowing waters (Krupczynski & Schuster, 2008).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…However, small‐bodied species also consume many fruits and play an important role as dispersers of small‐seeded plants, particularly in shallow‐flooded habitats (Costa‐Pereira et al . , Silveira & Weiss ). Small freshwater fish can be threatened by extinction as much as large ones (Olden et al .…”
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