Seed dispersal by domestic goats in a semiarid thornscrub of Mexico

Previous studies conducted in the semiarid thornscrub of the Biosphere Reserve of Tehuacán-Cuicatlán have reported a high consumption of cactus and legume fruits by domestic goats. To test the hypothesis that goats may effectively disperse seed, we collected domestic goat feces from different microh...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of arid environments 2008-10, Vol.72 (10), p.1973-1976
Hauptverfasser:	Baraza, E., Valiente-Banuet, A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal and plant ecology Animal, plant and microbial ecology Biological and medical sciences Cactaceae Echinocactus platyacanthus f. grandis ecological function Effective dispersion endozoochory Fabaceae feces Ferocactus sp food animals Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology goats Livestock Mammalia microhabitats plant establishment seed dispersal Seed germination seedlings shrublands shrubs spatial variation Synecology Tehuacán-Cuicatlán valley Terrestrial ecosystems trees Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution
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