Seed dispersal of Diospyros virginiana in the past and the present: Evidence for a generalist evolutionary strategy
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3008
Abstract: Abstract Several North American trees are hypothesized to have lost their co‐evolved seed disperser during the late‐Pleistocene extinction and are therefore considered anachronistic. We tested this hypothesis for the American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana) by studying… read more here.
Keywords: seed; diospyros virginiana; persimmon; gut passage ... See more keywords
Functional Traits and Phylogenetic Effects Drive Germination of Lemur‐Passed Seeds
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DOI: 10.1002/ece3.70881
Abstract: ABSTRACT Frugivore‐mediated seed dispersal drives ecological functioning across tropical forests. The biological mechanisms affecting seed dispersal outcomes, as well as the role of specific functional traits in plants and their dispersers, is still not well… read more here.
Keywords: seed; time germination; gut passage; functional traits ... See more keywords
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
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226551
Abstract: 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… read more here.
Keywords: seed coat; external flesh; seed; gut passage ... See more keywords