… seeds among the fleshy fruits consumed by tambaqui, and the largest are the palm nuts of
A… predation is lower for larger fish specimens. A. jauariis also consumed by nine species of …

… diversity of plants than small fish. In addition, large fish serve as unique vectors of dispersal
for large seeds that small fish physically cannot consume. For every centimeter increase in …

… It has further been argued that dispersal is more likely by larger adult fish because smaller,
younger individuals may not be able to swallow the seeds. For example, small (<20 cm) …

… Much exciting work remains in terms of fish and plant adaptations to ichthyochory, dispersal
… large-sized fishes (15–60 cm total length) that could potentially consume and disperse large …

… larger rivers contain larger fish and large-bodied fish … fish length and dispersal distance.
Above a certain threshold length, here 42.5 cm, larger fish tend to disperse less than smaller fish …

… Finally, we investigate how seed dispersal distance by Colossma varies with fish size and
… Thus, older and larger individuals should disperse seeds noticeably farther than we present …

… of how individual fish size affects seed dispersal efficiency. … differences in fish size influence
seed dispersal effectiveness: (1) … This key role of large-bodied individuals on seed dispersal …

… are the largest fish, we predict that the ongoing overfishing in freshwater ecosystems may
collapse effective dispersal of palm species and other taxa that depend on seed dispersal by …

… Our results indicate that Colossoma and Piaractus disperse large quantities of seeds from up
… Our results indicate that seed dispersal effectiveness increases with fish size and age. The …

… However, in temperate streams a larger dispersal potential of larger fish might apply only
to … age, dispersal of large, relatively soft seeds becomes increasingly unlikely in larger fish (…