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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, Michael Petraglia, Michael Petraglia, Michael Petraglia, Patrick Roberts, Kseniia Ashastina, Logan Kistler, Natalie G. Mueller, Nicole Boivin, Nicole Boivin, Nicole Boivin, Nicole Boivin   +11 more
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Limited contribution by non‐volant small mammals to regeneration in ironstone rocky outcrops

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Animal‐mediated seed dispersal contributes substantially to natural regeneration in degraded areas. However, the role of seed dispersal by non‐volant small mammals (NVSM), mainly marsupials and rodents, in contributing to regeneration remains underexplored, especially in mountaintop, open‐canopy ecosystems.
Maria Fernanda Regiolli Godoi, Vitor Emídio de Mendonça, Adriano Pereira Paglia, Fernando A. O. Silveira   +3 more
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Plant dispersal by teal (Anas crecca) in the Camargue: duck guts are more important than their feet [PDF]

, 2010
12 páginas, 3 figuras, 4 tablas.1. Migratory waterbirds are major vectors for the dispersal of aquatic plants. However, quantitative field studies of the frequency of transport are scarce, and the relative importance of internal and external transport ...
Barrat-Segretain, Baskin, Brochet, Bub, Burnham, Calviño-Cancela, Campredon, Cappers, Carlquist, Carney, Charalambidou, Charalambidou, Charalambidou, Clausen, Cousens, Darwin, De Vlaming, Fenchel, Figuerola, Figuerola, Figuerola, Figuerola, Green, Green, Guillemain, Herrera, Holt Mueller, Jakobsson, Legendre, Marnotte, Mc Cullagh, Nachlas, Pirot, Pollux, Pradel, Proctor, R Development Core Team, Rice, Ridgill, Ridley, Soons, Sorensen, Sánchez, Tamisier, Tamisier, Tamisier, Traveset, Vivian-Smith, Wetlands International   +48 more
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Secrets within stems: The cryptic Apodanthes caseariae (Apodanthaceae), a rare neotropical holoendoparasite

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 385-400, March 2026.
Holoendoparasites are extremely rare plants that live entirely hidden inside their hosts, with only flowers and fruits visible. We studied Apodanthes caseariae, found in central and South America, parasitizing Casearia sylvestris. Little is known about its life cycle.
Jessica A. Ramírez‐Ramírez, Favio González, Estefanía Elejalde‐Baena, Juan F. Alzate, Natalia Pabón‐Mora   +4 more
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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 ...
R.J. Pakeman, J.L. Small
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Large‐Bodied and Wide‐Beaked Avian Frugivores Show Greater Specialisation in Tropical Seed Dispersal Networks

Global Ecology and Biogeography, Volume 35, Issue 3, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Avian frugivores with large bodies and beaks are increasingly threatened due to smaller population sizes, greater energy requirements and higher vulnerability to hunting pressure and illegal wildlife trade. However, it remains unclear whether birds with these traits adopt consistent strategies in their interactions with fleshy‐fruited ...
Pilar Lafita, Vicente García‐Navas, Rafael Malmagro, Carlos Martínez‐Núñez   +3 more
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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, Gerard van der Velde, Bart van Lith, Marcel Klaassen   +3 more
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Seedling establishment after endozoochory in disturbed and undisturbed grasslands

Basic and Applied Ecology, 2006
Summary Local plant community composition and structure may be largely influenced by germination and seedling establishment from seeds dispersed in animal dung, through seed input, gap creation and nutrient enrichment. With an experimental approach we assessed (1) what the effect is of dung deposition on the number of seedlings in the plant community
E. Cosyns, B. Bossuyt, M. Hoffmann, H. Vervaet, L. Lens   +4 more
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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, Balázs Vizi, Orsolya Vincze, Attila Molnár V., Andy J. Green   +4 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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