What is it about?
We compared the effect of the variation in seed mass of six vertebrate-dispersed plant species on the caching decision by the red-rumped agoutis Dasyprocta leporina Linnaeus, 1758 in a land-bridge island of the Atlantic forest, Brazil.
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Why is it important?
We found a strong positive effect of seed mass on seed fate and dispersal distance, but there was a great variation between species. Agoutis never cached seeds smaller than 0.9 g and larger seeds were dispersed for longer distance.
Perspectives
Therefore, agoutis can be important seed dispersers of large-seeded species in defaunated forests.
Dr Ricardo S Bovendorp
Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz - UESC
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This page is a summary of: The role of seed mass on the caching decision by agoutis, Dasyprocta leporina (Rodentia: Agoutidae), Zoologia (Curitiba), June 2010, FapUNIFESP (SciELO),
DOI: 10.1590/s1984-46702010000300022.
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