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Peduncles elicit large-mammal endozoochory in a dry-fruited plant [PDF]

Annals of Botany, 2013
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Plants have evolved a variety of seed dispersal mechanisms to overcome lack of mobility. Many species embed seeds in fleshy pulp to elicit endozoochory, i.e. disseminating seed through the animal gut.
Youbing Zhou, Chris Newman, Zongqiang Xie   +2 more
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Seed mass, hardness, and phylogeny explain the potential for endozoochory by granivorous waterbirds [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution, 2020
Field studies have shown that waterbirds, especially members of the Anatidae family, are major vectors of dispersal by endozoochory for a broad range of plants lacking a fleshy fruit, yet whose propagules can survive gut passage.
Adam Lovas-Kiss, Orsolya Vincze, Erik Kleyheeg   +2 more
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A data-driven simulation of endozoochory by ungulates illustrates directed dispersal

Ecological Modelling, 2012
Large herbivorous mammals act as vectors of dispersal for many forbs and grasses through ingestion and excretion of seeds (endozoochory). Attributes from the plant, animal and landscape need to be integrated in order to study patterns of dispersal in the
Bram D'Hondt, Dries Bonte, Rein Brys
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Endozoochory by the guild of ungulates in Europe’s primeval forest

Forest Ecology and Management, 2013
Abstract Seed dispersal by large herbivores helps to maintain the plant species diversity. Forest management and game management influence species composition and the structure of ungulate communities. This may disrupt ecological processes depending on services provided by animals.
Bogdan Jaroszewicz, Ewa Pirożnikow, Izabela Sondej   +2 more
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Invasive Buttonweed Cotula coronopifolia (Asteraceae) Is Halotolerant and Has High Potential for Dispersal by Endozoochory

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This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license.Buttonweed (Cotula coronopifolia) is native to South Africa but invasive in wetlands in Europe, North America, and ...
Raúl Sanchez-Garcia, Andy J Green
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Ecological correlates of endozoochory by herbivores

Functional Ecology, 2002
Summary1. Many plant species germinate from herbivore dung. However, there has been little assessment of how widespread this dispersal mechanism is.2. A survey of the germinable seed in rabbit and sheep dung from 10 sites in the UK was used to identify the characteristics of species dispersed internally by animals.3. A wide range of species germinated;
R. J. Pakeman, G. Digneffe, J. L. Small
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On the evolutionary and ecological value of breaking physical dormancy by endozoochory

Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 2016
Abstract Seed dispersal by animal vectors (endozoochory) is ubiquitous, significantly shaping plant communities. Plants that produce seeds with physical dormancy (PY), including many agriculturally and economically important species, constrain the timing of seed germination via impermeable seed coats.
Ganesh K Jaganathan, Kirsty Yule, Baolin Liu   +2 more
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Coyote and porcupine spread Russian olive seeds through endozoochory

The Journal of Wildlife Management, 2022
AbstractRussian olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) is an invasive tree that has spread throughout much of the western United States. The mode of seed dispersal occurs by hydrochory and possibly by birds. Seed dispersal by frugivorous mammals has not been investigated.
Joshua W. Campbell, Natalie M. West
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Seasonal patterns of endozoochory by cattle in subtropical grassland in southern Brazil

Austral Ecology, 2021
AbstractSeed dispersal influences plant community dynamics and regeneration. Zoochory by cattle is a particularly important type of dispersal in grasslands, but still poorly understood in subtropical grasslands. We studied endozoochory in a native grassland area with different grazing intensities, defined by distinct forage allowance levels. On one day
Graziela Har Minervini Silva, Gerhard Ernst Overbeck   +1 more
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Frugivorous birds dispersing braconid parasitoids via endozoochory

Entomological Science, 2008
AbstractAdult braconid wasps (Bracon sp.) emerged from the droppings of frugivorous birds (Turdus blackbirds and thrushes) collected in a rural environment in southern Europe. It was thus demonstrated for the first time that an insect parasitoid of a fruit‐infesting insect (lepidopteran tortricid) can survive bird ingestion and gut passage inside a ...
Ángel HERNÁNDEZ, José Vicente FALCÓ
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