dispersal agent
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dispersal
noun[U]
uk/dɪˈspɜː.səl/us/dɪˈspɝː.səl/
the action of spreading across or moving away over a large area, or of making people or things ...
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agent
noun[C]
uk/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/us/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/
a person who acts for or ...
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The abundance of diaspores also showed a seasonal variation which depended on thedispersalagent.
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However, cedar waxwings could be a betterdispersalagentthan gray silky-flycatchers because of their gregarious behaviour and abundance during the mistletoe fruit season.
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They are opportunistic feeders and now feed on sooty tern eggs, turtle eggs and fruits of invasive species, acting as adispersalagent.
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The monito del monte is the singledispersalagentfor this plant, and without it the plant would likely become extinct.
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Furthermore, the availability of propagules and dispersal agents throughout the year ensures the structural re-establishment of the vegetation following disturbance.
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Adaption of fruit morphology to dispersal agents in a neotropical forest.
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Adaptation of fruit morphology to dispersal agents in a neotropical forest.
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In the absence of dispersal agents a recolonization front is created, whose dynamics depends on the maturation of saplings.
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Temporally aggregated fruiting may also be favoured when few extra-generic species are fruiting or when the effectiveness of shared dispersal agents varies seasonally.
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In our case, 86% of seeds survived the passage through the gut of the dispersal agents.
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Production and consumption of fruits, dispersal agents, feeding behaviour, transport and effects on seed viability, were investigated by field observations, cage experiments and viability tests.
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Also, as dispersal agents are adversely affected, community composition and species richness will be altered.
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A recent reduction in population or efficacy of seed dispersal agents could explain the observed results.
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These hypotheses can be tested by studying the abundance and diet of dispersal agents as they feed on sympatric plants exhibiting different fruiting phenologies.
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Alternatively, selection may favour temporally aggregated fruiting phenologies when the effectiveness of seed dispersal agents varies seasonally or when large, synchronous fruit displays enhance dispersal.
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Scatter-hoarding behavior depends on jays and squirrels associating with plants that provide good packets of food that are nutritionally valuable, but not too big for thedispersalagentto handle.
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Selection may favour temporally segregated fruiting phenologies to minimize this competition and also to maintain resident populations of dispersal agents.
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These evolutionary scenarios assume that plants share seed dispersal agents.
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