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Seed dispersal by deception: A game between mimetic seeds and their bird dispersers. [PDF]
Plant DiversMimetic seeds attract birds to disperse seeds mainly by mimicking fleshy fruits or arillate seeds, however, they provide little nutritive reward for bird dispersers. The key characteristics of mimetic seeds are conspicuous seed color, hard seed coat, certain toxic secondary metabolites, and perhaps smooth waxy layer.
Jin MF, Cai XH, Chen G.
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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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EuDiS - A comprehensive database of the seed dispersal syndromes of the European flora [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2023 Seed dispersal is a critical process in plant colonisation and demography. Fruits and seeds can be transported by several vectors (typically animals, wind and water), which may have exerted strong selective pressures on plant’s morphological traits.
Pablo Vargas, Ruben Heleno, José Costa
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A global systematic review of frugivorous animal tracking studies and the estimation of seed dispersal distances [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Seed dispersal is one of the most important ecosystem functions globally. It shapes plant populations, enhances forest succession, and has multiple, indirect benefits for humans, yet it is one of the most threatened processes in plant regeneration ...
Adam Fell +3 more
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Seed Dispersal as a Multiphase Process: Integrating Abiotic and Biotic Vectors Across Ecological Gradients [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionSeed dispersal is a dynamic process through which diaspores (seeds or seed‐bearing fruits) are detached from the mother plant, transported to different sites in the landscape that offer physical protection, competitive advantages, or lower predation risk.
Fabián Alejandro Rubalcava‐Castillo +4 more
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Morphomechanical Innovation Drives Explosive Seed Dispersal [PDF]
Cell, 2016 How mechanical and biological processes are coordinated across cells, tissues, and organs to produce complex traits is a key question in biology. Cardamine hirsuta, a relative of Arabidopsis thaliana, uses an explosive mechanism to disperse its seeds. We show that this trait evolved through morphomechanical innovations at different spatial scales.
Hofhuis, H +14 more
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Seed Dispersal by Ants in Three Early-Flowering Plants. [PDF]
Insects, 2022 Prokop P +2 more
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Seed dispersal distance classes and dispersal modes for the European flora
Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2023 Motivation: Although dispersal ability is one of the key features determining the spatial dynamics of plant populations and the structure of plant communities, it is also one of the traits for which we still lack data for most species.
Zdeňka Lososová +9 more
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The Causes and Consequences of Seed Dispersal
Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 2023 Seed dispersal, or the movement of diaspores away from the parent location, is a multiscale, multipartner process that depends on the interaction of plant life history with vector movement and the environment.
Noelle G. Beckman, Lauren L. Sullivan
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