Abstract
The pulp of ripe fruit of many neotropical plant species is infested by pulp-mining insect larvae, whose presence might affect fruit selection by birds through preference for or avoidance of infested fruits. At Monteverde, Costa Rica, common bush-tanagers (Chlorospingus ophthalmicus) consume fruits of plant species infested with insect larvae. I examined whether common bush-tanagers choose infested or uninfested fruits, and whether a preference can be elicited by the presentation of simulated «infested» fruits that were pierced by the investigator
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