Intrinsic and extrinsic drivers of intraspecific variation in seed dispersal are diverse and pervasive

EW Schupp, R Zwolak, LR Jones, RS Snell… - AoB Plants, 2019 - academic.oup.com
There is growing realization that intraspecific variation in seed dispersal can have important
ecological and evolutionary consequences. However, we do not have a good understanding …

Seed dispersal by frugivores without seed swallowing: Evaluating the contributions of stomatochoric seed dispersers

KR McConkey, HS Sushma, A Sengupta - Functional Ecology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The process of seed dispersal that underpins ecosystem maintenance is performed by
diverse arrays of fruit‐eating animals. However, seed dispersal studies are primarily focused …

Fleshy fruit characteristics in a temperate deciduous forest of Japan: how unique are they?

T Masaki, K Takahashi, A Sawa, T Kado, S Naoe… - Journal of plant …, 2012 - Springer
This study investigated the fleshy fruit characteristics of 28 woody species in a Japanese
temperate forest where large sedentary seed-dispersing mammals are present. We tested …

都市孤立樹木の結実パターンと鳥類による種子散布: 舗装を利用した種子回収の試み

高槻成紀 - 保全生態学研究, 2023 - jstage.jst.go.jp
抄録 都市緑地の生物多様性にとって鳥類による種子散布は重要であるが, 都市での方法上の制約
のため調査が進んでいない. 本調査では市街地の孤立木の樹下の舗装した地表面を利用することで …

Fruiting phenology affects the direction of vertical seed dispersal by mammals and birds across mountain ranges

Y Tsunamoto, S Koike, I Tayasu, T Masaki, S Kato… - Oecologia, 2025 - Springer
Vertical seed dispersal towards higher or lower altitudes is an important process for plants'
adaptation to climate change. Although many plants depend on animals for seed dispersal …

Seed dispersal function of the brown bear Ursus arctos on Hokkaido Island in northern Japan: gut passage time, dispersal distance, germination, and effects of …

Y Tsunamoto, H Tsuruga, K Kobayashi, T Sukegawa… - Oecologia, 2024 - Springer
Megafauna are important seed dispersers because they can disperse large quantities of
seeds over long distances. In Hokkaido, Japan, the largest terrestrial animal is the brown …

Zoochory: The dispersal of plants by animals

D Iluz - All Flesh Is Grass: Plant-Animal Interrelationships, 2011 - Springer
Zoochory is the dispersal of diaspores by animals. Animals can disperse plant seeds in
several ways. Seeds can be transported on the outside of animals, a process known as …

Seed predation on the ground or in the tree? Size-related differences in behavior and ecology of granivorous birds

R Perea, M Venturas, L Gil - Acta Ornithologica, 2014 - ingentaconnect.com
Seed-eating birds may consume seeds in the tree (pre-dispersal predation) as well as on
the ground (post-dispersal predation), usually at contrasting microhabitat conditions. We …

Temporal variations in seed dispersal patterns of a bird-dispersed tree, Swida controversa (Cornaceae), in a temperate forest

Y Yamazaki, S Naoe, T Masaki, Y Isagi - Ecological research, 2016 - Springer
The seed dispersal patterns of bird-dispersed trees often show substantial seasonal and
annual variation due to temporal changes in frugivorous bird and bird-dispersed fruit …

日本の温帯林におけるサトイモ科カントウマムシグサの種子散布者としての 鳥類の有効性: 果実の持ち去り量と発芽への影響

大石里歩子, 前田大成, 北村俊** - Bird Research, 2020 - jstage.jst.go.jp
抄録 種子散布とは種子が親個体から離れて移動することであり, 風や水などの媒体を利用する風
散布や水散布, 鳥類や哺乳類を媒体とする動物散布などがある. サトイモ科テンナンショウ属の多く …