Invasive Plant Species Driving the Biotic Homogenization of Plant-Frugivore Interactions in the Atlantic Forest Biodiversity Hotspot [PDF]
Plants, 2023 Although biological invasions are a common and intensively studied phenomenon, most studies often ignore the biotic interactions that invasive species play in the environment.
Wesley Dáttilo +2 more
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Patterns of Avian Frugivory in Beijing's Urban Forest Across Multiple Temporal Scales [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionAvian frugivory is a vital process shaping the diversity of bird and plant species. Nevertheless, how this process varies temporally in urban forests is not well understood.
Xinyi Liu +5 more
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Frugivory and Seed Dispersal by Lizards: A Global Review [PDF]
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019 Birds and mammals are the only vertebrates which receive comprehensive attention in studies of dispersal of fleshy-fruited plant species. However, recently the importance of fleshy fruit in the diet of lizards (order Squamata: suborder Sauria), and their
Alfredo Valido, Jens M. Olesen
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Precipitation Drives Frugivory in a Subtropical Generalist Herbivore, the Gopher Tortoise, and Alters Its Functional Role as a Seed Disperser [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionConsumers employ a variety of foraging strategies, and oftentimes the foraging strategy employed is related to resource availability. As consumers acquire resources, they may interact with their resource base in mutualistic or antagonistic ways—falling ...
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Non‐Native Plants Alter Bird‐Plant Frugivory Network Structure in a Human‐Modified Tropical Landscape [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionFrugivory interactions are key plant–animal mutualisms that facilitate seed dispersal and promote ecosystem resilience. However, these interaction networks are increasingly altered by the widespread introduction of non‐native plants through human ...
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Ecological function maintained despite mesomammal declines [PDF]
Scientific ReportsMid-sized mammals (i.e., mesomammals) fulfill important ecological roles, serving as essential scavengers, predators, pollinators, and seed dispersers in the ecosystems they inhabit.
Rebecca K. McKee +5 more
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Frugivory and Seed Dispersal by Carnivorans
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Seed dispersal is critical to the ecological performance of sexually reproducing plant species and the communities that they form. The Mammalian order Carnivora provide valuable and effective seed dispersal services but tend to be overlooked in much of ...
John P. Draper +9 more
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Ethanol ingestion via frugivory in wild chimpanzees. [PDF]
Sci AdvHuman attraction to alcohol may derive from an evolutionary association between ethanol and fruits consumed by animals in nature. Fermentative yeasts are widespread in the terrestrial biosphere, and simple carbohydrates underpinning ethanol production are commonplace within fruits.
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021 Farming impacts animal-mediated seed dispersal through mechanisms operating on at least two spatial scales. First, at the landscape scale, through habitat loss and land conversion to agriculture/livestock grazing, and second, at the farm scale, via a ...
Pedro J. Rey +9 more
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Frugivory by the black-eared opossum Didelphis aurita in the Atlantic Forest of southern Brazil: Roles of sex, season and sympatric species [PDF]
Biotemas, 2009 Our objective in this study was to examine the frugivory performed by the black-eared opossum, Didelphis aurita Wied-Neuwied, 1826, in an area of the coastal Atlantic Forest of southern Brazil, including differences between sexes, seasonal variation ...
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