Synzoochory is the dispersal of seeds by seed-caching animals. The animal partner in this
interaction plays a dual role, acting both as seed disperser and seed predator. We propose …

Summary 1 Some of the most damaging invasive plants are dispersed by frugivores and this
is an area of emerging importance in weed management. It highlights the need for practical …

Primate seed dispersal has been increasingly recognized as having a potentially profound
impact on tropical forest regeneration and plant species composition. Confirming and …

Mutualistic interactions are open to exploitation by one or other of the partners and a
diversity of other organisms, and hence are best understood as being embedded in a …

Interactions between ants and vertebrate-dispersed fleshy fruits are common on the floor of
tropical forests. These interactions are considered beneficial to seeds if ants clean the seed …

Seed handling by primary frugivores can influence secondary dispersal and/or predation of
post‐dispersal seeds by attracting different guilds of ground‐dwelling animals. Many studies …

Many hypotheses have been proposed to explain the coexistence of ants sharing similar
food resources, including ecological trade-offs, however, these hypotheses have mostly …

Seed dispersal involves several complex stages that can be affected by multiple peripheral
processes. Thus, a major dispersal event can be followed by secondary dispersal, which …

To store food items, animals employ scatter-hoarding, larder-hoarding, or a combination of
both. However, little is known about the factors that drive animals to use different strategies …

Tropical trees accommodate a high co‐occurrence of ant species, mainly due to the high
diversity of microhabitats available. However, a few ant species are highly abundant …