Frugivory and seed dispersal in the endemic cactus Eulychnia acida: extending the anachronism hypothesis to the Chilean Mediterranean ecosystem

Frugivory and seed dispersal in the endemic cactus Eulychnia acida: extending the anachronism hypothesis to the Chilean Mediterranean ecosystem

Abstract Background Eulychnia acida is an endemic Chilean cactus species whose fruits show several traits that, taken as a whole, are compatible with a seed dispersal syndrome by large herbivore vertebrates. Since only a few large native mammals exist in Chile at present, cactus fruit consumption an...

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Main Authors: Rocío A. Cares, Consuelo Sáez-Cordovez, Alfonso Valiente-Banuet, Rodrigo Medel, Carezza Botto-Mahan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Revista Chilena de Historia Natural
Subjects:
Eulychnia acida
Seed dispersal
Frugivory
Seeds
Goats
Lama guanicoe
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40693-018-0079-4

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