Effects of endozoochory and diploendozoochory by captive wild mammals on Juniperus deppeana seeds
Abstract Carnivorous mammals disperse seeds through endozoochory and diploendozoochory. The former consists of ingestion of the fruit, passage through the digestive tract, and expulsion of the seeds, a process that allows scarification and dispersal of the seeds over long or short distances. The lat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2023-07-01
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Series: | Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10262 |