ABSTRACT A mechanistic understanding of seed movement and survival is important both
for the development of theoretical models of plant population dynamics, spatial spread, and …

Zoochory is an ecologically and evolutionarily important seed dispersal type. The decline
and extinction of seed-dispersing large herbivores severely threatens dispersal-driven …

Rodent preference for scatter‐hoarding large seeds has been widely considered to favor the
evolution of large seeds. Previous studies supporting this conclusion were primarily based …

Granivorous rodents have been traditionally regarded as antagonistic seed predators.
Agoutis (Dasyprocta spp.), however, have also been recognized as mutualistic dispersers of …

Animal-mediated seed dispersal is very important for plant population regeneration and the
stability of forest ecosystems. Seed size and cache density are important factors for seed …

Fragmentation influences the population dynamics and community composition of vertebrate
animals. Fragmentation effects on rodent species in forests may, in turn, affect seed …

Seed hoarding animals may distinctly impact individual fitness of plants as well as plant
community dynamics in terms of differential seed consumption and seed dispersal …

Spatial and temporal dynamics of hybridization, in particular the influence of local
environmental conditions, are well studied for sympatric species but less is known for native …

Plants have evolved both physical and chemical defenses to make the nutrients of attacked
organs difficult to access or more toxic to resist animal consumption or/and pathogen attack …

Scatter-hoarding animals such as corvids play a crucial role in the dispersal of nut-
producing tree species. This interaction is well known for some corvids, but remains elusive …