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... predators that will spread the contained seeds . Plant seeds , in con- trast , are selected to repel predators or to go straight through the gut undam- aged . They may have hard rinds and nutshells , sticky resins , irritant hairs , or ...
... predators that will spread the contained seeds . Plant seeds , in con- trast , are selected to repel predators or to go straight through the gut undam- aged . They may have hard rinds and nutshells , sticky resins , irritant hairs , or ...
Page 73
... predators . Of 141 prey items brought to a single harpy ea- gle's nest in Guyana , 47 were cebid monkeys - about 30 times what one would expect from relative prey abundance ( Izod , 1978 , Rettig , 1978 , quoted by Struhsaker , 1982 ) ...
... predators . Of 141 prey items brought to a single harpy ea- gle's nest in Guyana , 47 were cebid monkeys - about 30 times what one would expect from relative prey abundance ( Izod , 1978 , Rettig , 1978 , quoted by Struhsaker , 1982 ) ...
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... predators can be mobbed with barks or chirps that draw attention to the predators ' position . Many birds have two sorts of alarm calls for aerial and ground predators , as do ringtailed lemurs , white sifaka , and red colobus . However ...
... predators can be mobbed with barks or chirps that draw attention to the predators ' position . Many birds have two sorts of alarm calls for aerial and ground predators , as do ringtailed lemurs , white sifaka , and red colobus . However ...
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WHAT WHERE | 3 |
ECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES | 34 |
FOOD AND FEEDING | 45 |
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