Earliest evidence for fruit consumption and potential seed dispersal by birds
The Early Cretaceous diversification of birds was a major event in the history of terrestrial ecosystems, occurring during the earliest phase of the Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution, long before the origin of the bird crown-group. Frugivorous birds play an important role in seed dispersal today. Ho...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications
2022
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