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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 Olesen
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Non‐Native Rodents Dominate Understory Frugivory in the Eastern Caribbean Islands [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Biotic invasions represent one of the leading environmental threats, with non‐native mammals being particularly damaging to native biodiversity on oceanic islands.
Seokmin Kim, Fabio L. Tarazona‐Tubens, Maximilian G. R. Vollstädt, Fernando Gonçalves, Emmeli Agerskov Claré, Andreas Krogh Norrild, Hanna Welzel, Tianying Zhang, Mark Hulme, Christopher Kaiser‐Bunbury, Mauro Galetti, Benno Simmons, Bo Dalsgaard, Christopher Searcy   +13 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 ...
Noelle G Beckman, Trisha Atwood, Eugene W Schupp   +2 more
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Frugivory in Raptors: New Observations from Australia and a Global Review

Birds, 2021
The diets of raptors are some of the best studied and well-known of all bird groups. Raptors are typically carnivores, hunting and feeding on vertebrates and, for some species, invertebrates. Here, we described instances of the Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
James Fitzsimons
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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 Evolution
Consumers 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 ...
Adrian Figueroa, Pavel Chernyavskiy, Michael Greenacre, Alyssa Herrera, Lydia Cuni, Jennifer Villate, Mauro Galetti, Hong Liu, Steven Whitfield   +8 more
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Patterns of Avian Frugivory in Beijing's Urban Forest Across Multiple Temporal Scales [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Avian 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, Xudong Yang, Jing Zhou, Xinyu Li, Zhitao Guo, Jun Yang   +5 more
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Ecological function maintained despite mesomammal declines [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Mid-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, Paul J. Taillie, Kristen M. Hart, Christopher L. Lopez, Adam Sanjar, Robert A. McCleery   +5 more
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Seasonal and Interspecific Variation in Frugivory by a Mixed Resident-Migrant Overwintering Songbird Community

Diversity, 2021
Many temperate passerine bird species switch from diets of mostly invertebrates in the spring and summer to diets that include fruit and seeds in the fall and winter.
Wales Carter, Adam Smith, Douglas Levey   +2 more
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Non‐Native Plants Alter Bird‐Plant Frugivory Network Structure in a Human‐Modified Tropical Landscape [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Frugivory 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 ...
Adam Fell, Carolina Bello, A. Bradley Duthie, Marta Vargas, Alastair Skeffington, Kristin Saltonstall, Daisy H. Dent   +6 more
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Invasive Plant Species Driving the Biotic Homogenization of Plant-Frugivore Interactions in the Atlantic Forest Biodiversity Hotspot

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, Pedro Luna, Rafael Villegas-Patraca   +2 more
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