Incorporating Cache Management Behavior into Seed Dispersal: The Effect of Pericarp Removal on Acorn Germination

Selecting seeds for long-term storage is a key factor for food hoarding animals. Siberian chipmunks (Tamias sibiricus) remove the pericarp and scatter hoard sound acorns of Quercus mongolica over those that are insect-infested to maximize returns from caches. We have no knowledge of whether these ch...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Yi, Xianfeng, Zhang, Mingming, Bartlow, Andrew W., Dong, Zhong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3960254/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24647670
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0092544

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3960254/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24647670
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0092544

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