Individual body mass and sex of a frugivorous bird affect the quality of seed dispersal

Frugivorous animals play crucial roles dispersing seeds away from parental plants and influencing plant recruitment. Most studies focus on comparisons of seed dispersal services provided by distinct species of animals, but neglect how within‐species variation may affect dispersal. Individual traits,...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Biotropica 2024-01, Vol.56 (1), p.71-77
Hauptverfasser:	Campagnoli, Mariana Lopes, Batisteli, Augusto Florisvaldo, Pizo, Marco Aurélio, Christianini, Alexander Vicente
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal species Animals Birds Body mass Climate change Digestive system Dispersion Frugivores Gastrointestinal tract Germination Global warming gut passage time Intestine intraspecific variation Load distribution Mass Metabolic rate Retention Retention time Seed dispersal seed dispersal effectiveness Seed germination Seeds Sex Transit time Turdus leucomelas
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