What is it about?
Post-dispersal, epiphyte seed predation is poorly documented. Our study on the in situ germination of two Tillandsia species in a deciduous forest showed post-dispersal seed predation by the Yucatan deer mouse (Peromyscus yucatanicus).
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Why is it important?
In this study we show predation in a phase of the life cycle of epiphytes is very important because it can affect recruitment in populations. Predation in epiphytes, mainly in the Tillandsia has been poorly documented.
Perspectives
It is important to conduct more studies on predation in epiphytes, involving the whole life cycle, as more fully study the best time will depend upon the species we work to understand.
Nahlleli Civi Chilpa Galván
Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, A.C.
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This page is a summary of: Drought, post-dispersal seed predation, and the establishment of epiphytic bromeliads (Tillandsia
spp.), Biotropica, August 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/btp.12482.
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