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Oilbirds disperse large seeds at longer distance than extinct megafauna

The extinction of megafauna in the Neotropics is thought to have reduced the potential of large seeds to be dispersed over long distances by endozoochory (ingestion by animals), but some seed dispersal systems have not been considered. We describe the role of oilbirds (Steatornis caripensis) as seed...

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Autores principales: Stevenson, Pablo R., Cardona, Laura, Cárdenas, Sasha, Link, Andrés
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7801487/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33431959
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79280-4