Seed removal by ants from faeces produced by different vertebrate species

Ants frequently harvest seeds from faeces of frugivorous vertebrates. By transporting these seeds to nests, ants may influence seed dispersal success of plants. Seed removal by ants from vertebrate faeces is influenced by the seed species involved. Faeces from different vertebrates differ in chemica...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Écoscience (Sainte-Foy) 2005-01, Vol.12 (1), p.136-140
Hauptverfasser:	Pizo, Marco A., Guimarães, Paulo R., Oliveira, Paulo S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ants Araceae Bignoniaceae Birds Botanical gardens chemical composition dissÃ©Ã©mination secondaire des graines dissémination secondaire des graines feces Forest insects Formicidae fourmis frugivores harvesting Hymenoptera Insect ecology Marsupials Mata Atlântica Mata AtlÃ¢ntica Metatheria Monkeys nests Philodendron Plants probability rain forests Schlegelia secondary seed dispersal seed dispersal Seeds understory Vertebrates
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