Wesley Rodrigues Silva

• Abstract

  Some insects belonging to the orders Diptera, Coleoptera, Hemiptera and Lepidoptera develop inside fruits, as either pulp eaters or seed predators. The larvae can complete the development in fruits and emerge as adults, or the larvae can leave the fruit and the pupation occurs in the soil. However, abiotic and biotic factors could shape the occurrence and intensity of interaction between …

  Interactions between frugivorous insects and Myrtaceae fruits, AP.R

• Abstract

  Mutualistic interactions between flowering plants and frugivorous vertebrates carne to a climax in the tropical forests, where many species of birds and mammals contribute successfully to the dispersal of seeds of different plant families. Especially in the neotropics, frugivores comprise a significant but fragile component of the total vertebrate biomass, being strongly affected by habit…

  Biodiversity of interaction between fruit-eating vertebrates and plants of the Atlantic Rainforest of Southeast Brazil, AP.BTA.R
• Bird-generated seed rain under artificial perches in Southeastern Brazil, AR.EXT

• Abstract

  Seed dispersal is an important evolutionary mechanism of angiosperms and its understanding has great relevance for the restoration of degraded ecosystems. The objective of this project is to identify the frugivorous fauna with potential for the induced dispersal of Cecropia hololeuca (Urticaceae) seeds, immersed in commercial fruit pulp, offered in a feeder located in a restored area in t…

  Induced seed dispersal of Cecropia hololeuca (Urticaceae) by birds and mammals in a restored area at APA Campinas, Campinas - SP, BP.IC

• Abstract

  Habitat fragmentation is considered one of the major threats to biodiversity today. Cities have contributed to fragmentation through forest suppression and conversion of green areas in urban environment. Sometimes, small green areas are kept in the cities and serve as refuge and shelter for several bird species. In the city of Mauá-SP, the Parque Ecológico do Guapituba, with 536,760m², wi…

  Analysis of ecological resilience of the avifauna in a reforested fragment in the city of Mauá-SP, BP.IC

• Abstract

  Impacts of roads and trails may alter vegetation structure and consequently the availability of fruits, contributing to possible variations in community composition of frugivorous birds. The main objective of this project is to investigate the effect of different types of roads and trails in the relationship between resource availability - fruits - and community structure of frugivorous b…

  EFFECTS OF ROADS AND TRAILS IN THE VEGETATION STRUCTURE AND AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES FOR THE ATLANTIC FOREST FRUGIVOROUS BIRDS, BP.DR

(Only some records are available in English at this moment)

• Abstract

  Studies on the use of resources by consumers attempt to explain which factors influence interactions among species. However, there are few studies focusing on interactions between frugivorous insects, whether pulp eaters or seed predators, and fruits used by them. This interaction is particularly interesting because as these insects depend on fruits for completing their development and fr…

  Insect-fruit interactions along an environmental gradient in an Atlantic Forest area in Southeastern Brazil, BE.EP.DR