Roost site use by Great (Buceros bicornis) and Wreathed (Rhyticeros undulatus) Hornbill and its implications for seed dispersal

We examined roost selection by hornbills using telemetry data and determined its implication for seed dispersal. Roost selection was not influenced by nest/foraging sites. Wreathed Hornbill roosts were mostly close to the river. Hornbills dispersed only 10% of seeds at roosts, but dispersal distance...

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Published in:Biotropica 2022-11, Vol.54 (6), p.1315-1319
Main Authors: Naniwadekar, Rohit, Rathore, Akanksha, Shukla, Ushma, Datta, Aparajita
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dispersal
Dispersion
frugivory
GPS telemetry
north‐east India
Rhyticeros undulatus
Roosts
Seed dispersal
seed dispersal distance
Telemetry
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Summary:We examined roost selection by hornbills using telemetry data and determined its implication for seed dispersal. Roost selection was not influenced by nest/foraging sites. Wreathed Hornbill roosts were mostly close to the river. Hornbills dispersed only 10% of seeds at roosts, but dispersal distances of those seeds were longer. We examined roost selection by hornbills using telemetric data and determined its implication for seed dispersal. Roost selection was not influenced by nest/foraging sites. Wreathed Hornbill roosts were mostly close to the river. Hornbills dispersed only 10% of seeds at roosts, but dispersal distances of those seeds were longer.
ISSN:0006-3606
1744-7429
DOI:10.1111/btp.13039