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Fern and bryophyte endozoochory by slugs [PDF]

Oecologia, 2012
Endozoochory plays a prominent role for the dispersal of seed plants, and dispersal vectors are well known. However, for taxa such as ferns and bryophytes, endozoochory has only been suggested anecdotally but never tested in controlled experiments. We fed fertile leaflets of three ferns and capsules of four bryophyte species to three slug species.
Steffen Boch, Markus Fischer, Eva Knop
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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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Seed mass, hardness, and phylogeny explain the potential for endozoochory by granivorous waterbirds [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution, 2020
AbstractField 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. Widely adopted dispersal syndromes ignore this dispersal mechanism, and we currently have little understanding of ...
Ádám Lovas-Kiss, Orsolya Vincze, Erik Kleyheeg   +2 more
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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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Potential and realised contribution of endozoochory to seedling establishment

Basic and Applied Ecology, 2009
Abstract Many plant species have been shown to be dispersed by large herbivores through endozoochory, but there have been few studies that have demonstrated the ecological significance of this dispersal method. Known quantities of seeds were fed to sheep and the emergence of seeds germinating from dung in the field and glasshouse were compared with ...
Robin J Pakeman
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Endozoochory of aquatic ferns and angiosperms by mallards in Central Europe [PDF]

Journal of Ecology, 2018
Abstract Modern literature on plant dispersal by birds focuses mainly on the importance of frugivory and scatter‐hoarding, yet recent studies show that endozoochory by migratory waterbirds is an important mechanism of long‐distance dispersal for a broad range of plants. Nevertheless, there is a lack of empirical field studies that identify the plants
Ádám Lovas-Kiss, Orsolya Vincze, Attila Molnár V   +2 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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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 J Yule
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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 Piroznikow, Izabela Sondej   +2 more
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A data-driven simulation of endozoochory by ungulates illustrates directed dispersal

Ecological Modelling, 2012
Abstract 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 field, for instance, with respect to the spatial deposition of single plant species in ...
Bram D'hondt, Dries Bonte, Maurice Hoffmann   +2 more
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