ArticleEcology and evolution2020
Seed mass, hardness, and phylogeny explain the potential for endozoochory by granivorous waterbirds.
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- Contrasting properties of predation and scavenging networks governed by megaherbivores in an African savannah.The Journal of animal ecology · 2026Article
- Global variation in seed covering structure hardness of woody species with orthodox seeds.Annals of botany · 2025Article
- Trait-Based Selection of Seeds Ingested and Dispersed by North American Waterfowl.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Functional Traits and Phylogenetic Effects Drive Germination of Lemur-Passed Seeds.Ecology and evolution · 2025Article
- Seed Size, Not Dispersal Syndrome, Determines Potential for Spread of Ricefield Weeds by Gulls.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Long term impacts of endozoochory and salinity on germination of wetland plants after entering simulated seed banks.Frontiers in plant science · 2023Article
- Effect of Seed Traits and Waterbird Species on the Dispersal Effectiveness of Wetland Plants.Biology · 2022Article
- Seed traits matter-Endozoochoric dispersal through a pervasive mobile linker.Ecology and evolution · 2021Article
- The biology of seed discrimination and its role in shaping the foraging ecology of carabids: A review.Ecology and evolution · 2021Review
- Functional Traits Drive Dispersal Interactions Between European Waterfowl and Seeds.Frontiers in plant science · 2021Article
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Abstract
Field studies have shown that waterbirds, especially members of the Anatidae family, are major vectors of dispersal by endozoochory for a broad range of plants lacking a fleshy fruit, yet whose propagules can survive gut passage. Widely adopted dispersal syndromes ignore this dispersal mechanism, and we currently have little understanding of what traits determine the potential of angiosperms for endozoochory by waterbirds. Results from previous experimental studies have been inconsistent as to how seed traits affect seed survival and retention time in the gut and have failed to control for the influence of plant phylogeny. Using 13 angiosperm species from aquatic and terrestrial habitats representing nine families, we examined the effects of seed size, shape, and hardness on the proportion of seeds surviving gut passage through mallards (
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