biostudies-literatureRamos-Robles MCONACYTInstituto de Ecología, A.C. (INECOL)EAe2048https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC4906665biostudies-literatureUnknown4Background. Ecological communities are dynamic collections whose composition and structure change over time, making up complex interspecific interaction networks. Mutualistic plant-animal networks can be approached through complex network analysis; these networks are characterized by a nested structure consisting of a core of generalist species, which endows the network with stability and robustness against disturbance. Those mutualistic network structures can vary as a consequence of seasonal fluctuations and food availability, as well as the arrival of new species into the system that might disorder the mutualistic network structure (e.g., a decrease in nested pattern). However, there is no assessment on how the arrival of migratory species into seasonal tropical systems can modify such PeerJTemporal changes in the structure of a plant-frugivore network are influenced by bird migration and fruit availability.PMC490666523406220030111432010-152884 SEPCONACYTAndresen EDiaz-Castelazo CRamos-Robles MfalseTemporal changes in the structure of a plant-frugivore network are influenced by bird migration and fruit availability.Background. Ecological communities are dynamic collections whose composition and structure change over time, making up complex interspecific interaction networks. Mutualistic plant-animal networks can be approached through complex network analysis; these networks are characterized by a nested structure consisting of a core of generalist species, which endows the network with stability and robustness against disturbance. Those mutualistic network structures can vary as a consequence of seasonal fluctuations and food availability, as well as the arrival of new species into the system that might disorder the mutualistic network structure (e.g., a decrease in nested pattern). However, there is no assessment on how the arrival of migratory species into seasonal tropical systems can modify such 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z20162026-05-29T18:22:41.131Z2019-03-27T02:15:59ZS-EPMC49066652733085210.7717/peerj.2048