Table 1. Study species.
Family | Genus Species | Site** | Life form† | Dispersal Mode† | Seed size (mg)‡ | # Individuals |
Anacardiaceae | Anacardium excelsum * | PNM | Tree | Mammal, Bat | 1459.1 | 3 |
Rubiaceae | Antirhea trichantha * | PNM | Tree | Bird | 1.5 | 3 |
Convolvulaceae | Bonamia trichanta * | PNM | Vine | Wind | 16.1 | 1 |
Moraceae | Castilla elastica * | PNM | Midstory Tree | Mammal, Bird | 203.3 | 3 |
Cecropiaceae | Cecropia longipes | PNM | Midstory Tree | Mammal, Bat, Bird | 0.5 | 1 |
Cecropiaceae | Cecropia peltata * | PNM | Midstory Tree | Mammal, Bat, Bird | 0.5 | 3 |
Bignoniaceae | Jacaranda copaia | PNSL | Tree | Wind | 1.7 | 1 |
Tiliaceae | Luehea seemannii * | PNM | Tree | Wind | 0.8 | 3 |
Lauraceae | Nectandra umbrosa | PNSL | Understory | Mammal, bird | 276.5 | 1 |
Malpighiaceae | Stigmaphyllon hypargyreum * | PNM | Vine | Wind | 9.8 | 1 |
Anacardiaceae | Tapirira guianensis | PNSL | Tree | Mammal, bird | 183.3 | 3 |
S.J. Wright personal communication,
Seed reserve mass,
Included in natural enemy removal experiment.
Young leaves of five species were collected from the following locations in Central Panama: Anacardium excelsum and Cecropia longipes from Barro Colorado Island, Tapirira guianensis from Chagres National Park, Bonamia trichantha from Camino de Cruces National Park, and Stigmaphyllon hypargyreum form Coiba National Park (Coley & Kursar, pers. comm.).