Abstract
Several authors have recognized that Madagascar has a depauperate frugivore community, although few explanations have been offered to explain this observation. In comparison to other tropical Old World forests, Malagasy forest has a reduced diversity and density of Ficus (generally an important keystone group in tropical forests), relatively low fruit productivity, and an unusual phenological sequence. These factors, some of which are presumed to be related to Madagascar’s long isolation from other land masses, are considered important variables to explain the island’s reduced frugivore community.
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