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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 5, Page 1419-1433, September 2026.This study examines how the fruits of non‐photosynthetic forest plants in the Monotropoideae (Ericaceae) have evolved into the diversity observed today. By analyzing four Asian species, we identified a shift from dry, dehiscent fruits that release seeds into the air to fleshy, berry‐like fruits adapted for animal dispersal.
Alexey N. Sorokin +9 more
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Are plant species able to keep pace with the rapidly changing climate? [PDF]
, 2013 Future climate change is predicted to advance faster than the postglacial warming. Migration may therefore become a key driver for future development of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning.
Oliver Tackenberg +8 more
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A global review of mistletoe frugivory and seed dispersal: The plant perspective
Plant Biology, Volume 28, Issue 5, Page 1303-1314, August 2026.We reviewed studies on mistletoe frugivory and seed dispersal worldwide. Although mistletoes are relatively well studied, major taxonomic, geographic, and methodological gaps remain. We conclude that modern technologies offer new opportunities to address long‐standing but still poorly explored questions about these interactions.
R. F. Fadini +3 more
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Exaptation Traits for Megafaunal Mutualisms as a Factor in Plant Domestication
Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021 Megafaunal extinctions are recurring events that cause evolutionary ripples, as cascades of secondary extinctions and shifting selective pressures reshape ecosystems.
Robert N. Spengler +11 more
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Waterfowl endozoochory: An overlooked long‐distance dispersal mode for Cuscuta (dodder) [PDF]
American Journal of Botany, 2016 PREMISE OF THE STUDY:Dispersal of parasitic Cuscuta species (dodders) worldwide has been assumed to be largely anthropomorphic because their seeds do not match any previously known dispersal syndrome and no natural dispersal vectors have been reliably documented.
Mihai, Costea +5 more
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Can plant traits predict seed dispersal probability via red deer guts, fur, and hooves?
Ecology and Evolution, 2019 Seed dispersal by mammals provides functional connectivity between isolated plant habitat patches. Across much of Europe, red deer (Cervus elaphus) populations are growing steadily, potentially leading to increasing importance of this large mammal ...
Tanja K. Petersen, Hans Henrik Bruun
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Experimental quantification of long distance dispersal potential of aquatic snails in the gut of migratory birds. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Many plant seeds and invertebrates can survive passage through the digestive system of birds, which may lead to long distance dispersal (endozoochory) in case of prolonged retention by moving vectors.
Casper H A van Leeuwen +3 more
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Plants, People, PlanetSocietal Impact Statement This study illuminates the underappreciated role of invertebrates in seed dispersal, extending beyond the well‐documented contributions of ants. Focusing on Monotropastrum humile (銀竜草 [silver dragon plant] or 水晶蘭 [crystal orchid]
Kenji Suetsugu +2 more
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Cotton facilitates long‐distance seed dispersal by functioning as nest material for birds
Oikos, Volume 2026, Issue 7, July 2026.Cotton (Cossypium) fibres, which grow naturally in bolls around the seeds of cotton plants, have been used for centuries to produce fabric. The presumed natural function of cotton is that these lightweight and fluffy fibres may support wind dispersal of the seeds inside.
Roos van der Meer +6 more
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Seed Floras in Seabird Nests and the Possibility of Adhesion to Seabird Feathers via Their Nests
Plant Species Biology, Volume 41, Issue 4, July 2026.Nests are important links between seabirds and plants, and are thought to initiate epizoochory of seabirds. 24 seed species were found in pelagic seabird nests, and 16 species of them had the potential to adhere to seabirds. Our finding indicates an overlooked pathway for the long distance dispersal of plants; epizoochory mediated by nests.
Kanon Mizukoshi +2 more
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