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Preferential consumption of larger fruits of Piper arboreum (Piperaceae) by Carollia perspicillata (Phyllostomidae) in the Brazilian tropical dry forest
(Univ Federal Uberlandia, 2015-03-01)
Frugivorous animals may use morphological traits of food items such as size, hardness, shape, color and smell as cues that allow them to assess cost-benefit relationship of foraging activity. Fruit size is an important ...
Bioaccumulation of selenium-by fruit origin lactic acid bacteria in tropical fermented fruit juices
(Elsevier, 2021-11)
Adequate fruit consumption helps to prevent several chronic age-related diseases. Selenium (Se) is an elemental micronutrient with antioxidant capacity. In general, fruits and Se ingest by humans are below the recommended ...
The effect of changes in visibility and price on fruit purchasing at a university cafeteria in Lima, Peru
(Cambridge University Press, 2015)
OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of increasing fruit visibility, adding information and lowering price on fruit purchasing at a university cafeteria in Lima, Peru. DESIGN: Quasi-experimental pilot study of a three-phase ...
Fruits and vegetables consumption and depressive symptoms: A population-based study in Peru
(Public Library of Science, 2017-10-12)
Objectives: Among different factors, diet patterns seem to be related to depression. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between the consumption of fruits and/or vegetables and depressive symptoms. ...
Fruiting phenology as a “triggering attribute” of invasion process: Do invasive species take advantage of seed dispersal service provided by native birds?
(Springer, 2016-03)
Mechanisms underlying biological invasion of highly disturbed ecosystems are well known, yet mechanisms responsible for biological invasion of undisturbed or weakly disturbed ecosystems are less understood. The triggering ...
Seed predation and fruit damage of Solanum lycocarpum (Solanaceae) by rodents in the cerrado of central Brazil
(Elsevier B.V., 2007-01-01)
Although neotropical savannas and grasslands, collectively referred to as cerrado, are rich in seed-eating species of rodents, little is known about seed predation and its determinants in this habitat. In this study, we ...
Seed predation and fruit damage of Solanum lycocarpum (Solanaceae) by rodents in the cerrado of central Brazil
(Elsevier B.V., 2007-01-01)
Although neotropical savannas and grasslands, collectively referred to as cerrado, are rich in seed-eating species of rodents, little is known about seed predation and its determinants in this habitat. In this study, we ...
Nutritional quality of orange tomatoes for fresh consumption and processing products
(International Society for Horticultural Science, 2017-05)
In Argentina, commercial tomatoes for fresh consumption as well for processed products traditionally have red fruits. Although other fruit colors (yellow, purple) are present in the ?cherry? types, orange tomatoes for ...
Antioxidant capacity of fruits and vegetables cultivated in Chile Capacidad antioxidante de frutas y verduras cultivados en Chile
(2006)
The high prevalence of non transmissible chronic diseases (NCD) related to food consumption had increased the studies conducted to investigate the relationship between diet and health. A smaller incidence of NCD, with food ...
Dietary fructose, fruits, fruit juices and glucose tolerance status in Japanese-Brazilians
(ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2009)
Background and aims: Evidence suggests that fructose and sweetened beverages may be a risk factor for obesity and type 2 diabetes, but the role of sweetened fruit juices in glucose disturbances has been minimally explored. ...