Antbears and underground melons: A highly specialized seed dispersal mutualism mediated by scent

Societal Impact Statement Seed dispersal is critical for the establishment and persistence of populations of most plant species. We investigated the seed dispersal biology of an African melon, Cucumis humifructus, which is closely related to cultivated cucumbers and watermelons but differs in that i...

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Published in:Plants, People, Planet
Main Authors: Steven D. Johnson, Anka Eichhoff, Jeremy J. Midgley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-09-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10638