Urbanization, Not Invasive Shrubs, Alters Tree Seed Fate by Modifying Rodent Activity [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionChanges in the global environment are widespread and may have unappreciated effects on the activity of animals and the strength of animal‐mediated interactions.
Mark E. Fuka +2 more
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Large‐scale patterns of seed removal by small mammals differ between areas of low‐ versus high‐wolf occupancy [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Because most tree species recruit from seeds, seed predation by small‐mammal granivores may be important for determining plant distribution and regeneration in forests.
Jennifer L. Chandler +3 more
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Foraging and Food Selection in a Desert Rodent: Diet Shifts of the Sandy Inland Mouse between Population Booms and Busts [PDF]
Animals, 2023 Seeds are commonly viewed as the mainstay of the diet of desert rodents. We describe the diet of a common Australian desert rodent, the sandy inland mouse Pseudomys hermannsburgensis, using direct observations of free-living animals and analysis of the ...
Stephanie J. S. Yip +1 more
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Extrafloral nectar as entrée and elaiosomes as main course for ant visitors to a fireprone, mediterranean‐climate shrub [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Thousands of plants produce both extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) on their leaves and nutrient‐rich appendages on their diaspores (elaiosomes). Although their individual ecology is well‐known, any possible functional link between these structures has almost ...
Byron B. Lamont, James Grey
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The effect of gut passage by waterbirds on the seed coat and pericarp of diaspores lacking "external flesh": Evidence for widespread adaptation to endozoochory in angiosperms. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 The widely accepted "endozoochory syndrome" is assigned to angiosperm diaspores with a fleshy, attractive tissue and implies the existence of adaptations for protection against digestion during gut passage. This syndrome has led diaspore fleshiness to be
Mihai Costea +6 more
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Co-habiting ants and silverfish display a converging feeding ecology [PDF]
BMC BiologyBackground Various animal taxa have specialized to living with social hosts. Depending on their level of specialization, these symbiotic animals are characterized by distinct behavioural, chemical, and morphological traits that enable close ...
Thomas Parmentier +6 more
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Are all patches worth exploring? Foraging desert birds do not rely on environmental indicators of seed abundance at small scales [PDF]
BMC Ecology, 2019 Background Consumers should show strong spatial preferences when foraging in environments where food availability is highly heterogeneous and predictable.
Fernando A. Milesi +2 more
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Ecosphere, 2022 Hurricanes cause dramatic changes to forests by opening the canopy and depositing debris onto the forest floor. How invasive rodent populations respond to hurricanes is not well understood, but shifts in rodent abundance and foraging may result from ...
Aaron B. Shiels +2 more
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Ecosphere, 2022 Rodents can influence the succession and assembly of plant communities by preying on and dispersing seeds. Using a seed tray experiment with three common seeds, American beech (Fagus grandifolia), red maple (Acer rubrum), and eastern hemlock (Tsuga ...
Nicholas B. Moore +2 more
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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 A. Carter +4 more
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