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Fruit Rot, Antifungal Defense, and Palatability of Fleshy Fruits for Frugivorous Birds
Author(s): M. L. Cipollini and E. W. Stiles
Month: Apr
Year: 1993
Publication Type: Article
Journal: Ecology
Volume: 74
Issue: 3
Pages: 751-762
Article Topic(s): Chemistry,Fungi,Phenology
Research Setting(s): Field
Species Referenced: Gaylussacia tomentosa (Hairy dangleberry),
Abstract
Several hypotheses about fungal rot and antifungal defense were tested for species with fruits dispersed by vertebrates. Fungal infection decreased feeding rates relative to the fungal toxicity. Toxic fungi were more strongly inhibited by secondary compounds in pulp than non-toxic fungi.Suggested Citation
M. L. Cipollini and E. W. Stiles. "Fruit Rot, Antifungal Defense, and Palatability of Fleshy Fruits for Frugivorous Birds." Ecology 74.3 (1993): 751-762.Go back