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Biting into "Science Cookies": Are seed fates determined by seed size or chemistry?

Author(s): Erin Kuprewicz1, Carlos Garcia-Robledo1

University of Connecticut

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By understanding how animals make seed dispersal decisions, we can predict how plant traits affect seed survival and plant recruitment. Using wild agoutis, we experimentally tested how seed chemistry and size influence seed fates in a Costa Rican…

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By understanding how animals make seed dispersal decisions, we can predict how plant traits affect seed survival and plant recruitment. Using wild agoutis, we experimentally tested how seed chemistry and size influence seed fates in a Costa Rican forest.

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Version 1.0 - published on 24 May 2024 doi:10.25334/YM5S-3T40 - cite this

Keywords

  1. predation
  2. plant animal interactions
  3. Symbiosis
  4. Trophic interactions
  5. Tropical ecosystems
  6. Artificial seeds
  7. Seed dispersal
  8. Terrestrial mammal

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