Spitting Seeds From the Cud: A Review of an Endozoochory Exclusive to Ruminants

Given their strong masticatory system and the powerful microbial digestion inside their complex guts, mammalian ruminants have been frequently considered seed predators rather than seed dispersers. A number of studies, however, have observed that ruminants are able to transport many viable seeds lon...

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Main Authors: Miguel Delibes, Irene Castañeda, Jose M. Fedriani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2019.00265/full