seed disperser

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seed
noun
uk
/siːd/us
/siːd/
a small, round or oval object produced by a plant and from which, when it is planted, a new plant ...
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This suggests that fruit ripening is more likely a function of the individual reproductive budget than an environmental cue orseeddisperseravailability.
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Perhaps a better indicator of a frugivore's importance as aseeddisperserto the forest community is the number of species it disperses.
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Genetic structure of a mimosoid tree deprived of itsseeddisperser, the spider monkey.
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Out of 48 faecal clumps, the black-and-white colobus passed only a single immature seed piece, and therefore, probably is not an importantseeddisperserin the reserve.
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Dispersal quality in plants: how to measure efficiency and effectiveness of aseeddisperser.
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Cedar waxwings could be a betterseeddisperserthan social flycatchers because they defecated rather than regurgitated the seeds.
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The species acts as an importantseeddisperserand pollinator, as well as a prey item for several carnivores.
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The berries are harmless to birds, the plant's primaryseeddisperser.
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Its diet includes insects and plant exudates and it is an importantseeddisperserin the tropical ecosystem.
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However, the hermit thrush swallows the whole fruit and later regurgitates the seed, indicating that it is an importantseeddisperser.
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The mantled howler is important to the rainforest ecology as aseeddisperserand germinator.
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It is aseeddisperserand pollinator, as well as a prey item for carnivores.
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Aseeddisperseris the vector by which a seed moves from its parent to the resting place where the individual will establish, for instance an animal.
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However, because the white-eye's current ecological role is not fully understood (i.e.seeddisperser, pollinator, etc.) further studies are necessary before any drastic measures are taken.
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