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Dispersal syndromes can not reliably explain long-distance seed dispersal by animals

Dispersal syndromes can not reliably explain long-distance seed dispersal by animals
A study demonstrates how poorly dispersal syndromes perform at explaining seed dispersal by animals (zoochory)
Only 4% of the many European plant species dispersed by ungulate endoozocoria belong to the corresponding syndrome.
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actualidad ungulates migratory birds plant dispersal plant dispersal syndromes long-distance dispersal 14/10/21

Shorebirds disperse a wide variety of plants along the Atlantic flyway

Shorebirds disperse a wide variety of plants along the Atlantic flyway
Almost no empirical work has been done before on the plants dispersed by migratory shorebirds (Charadriiformes). By sampling faeces and regurgitated pellets in Doñana (Spain), England, Ireland and Iceland, scientists found intact seeds of 27 plant taxa, only four of which have a fleshy fruit widely considered diagnostic for this “endozoochory” dispersal process.
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actualidad alien species plant dispersal syndromes long-distance dispersal 08/01/19