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ArticleEcology and evolution2025

Inferring Endozoochory From Ingestion to Germination Through Biological Filters: Brown Bear Feces as a Case Study.

Grégoire Pauly, Cécile Vanpé, Mélanie Roy, Yannis Clavier, Adélie Chevalier, Jérôme Sentilles, Tanguy Daufresne, Christophe Baltzinger

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Grégoire PaulyINRAE, UR 1455 EFNO Nogent-sur-Vernisson France.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6795-8905
Cécile VanpéOffice Français de la Biodiversité (OFB), Service conservation et gestion des espèces à enjeux Villeneuve de Rivière France.
Mélanie RoyUMR CRBE, Université de Toulouse Toulouse Cedex 9 France.
Yannis ClavierINRAE, UR 1455 EFNO Nogent-sur-Vernisson France.
Adélie ChevalierINRAE, UR 1455 EFNO Nogent-sur-Vernisson France.
Jérôme SentillesOffice Français de la Biodiversité (OFB), Service conservation et gestion des espèces à enjeux Villeneuve de Rivière France.
Tanguy DaufresneUMR Eco&Sols, INRAE Montpellier Cedex 2 France.
Christophe BaltzingerINRAE, UR 1455 EFNO Nogent-sur-Vernisson France.

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Abstract

Diaspore (e.g., seed and spore) dispersal is recognized as a key mechanism in plant dynamics, including endozoochory, which can be a risky journey for diaspores. Endozoochory is achieved when diaspores are consumed and may germinate after the mastication, the gut and fecal matrix passage, all representing filters for diaspores. Nevertheless, endozoochory is a highly studied mechanism through numerous methods, notably based on the observation of frugivorous behavior, diaspores retrieved in feces or germination experiments. However, most of those methods consider partially the endozoochorous filters (ingestion, mastication, gut, feces). Hence, the combined effect of the methods and filters consideration may lead to biased inference of endozoochory. In this study, we used a collection of 52 brown bear (

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