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Waterbirds play a pivotal role in the dispersal of plant seeds, thereby influencing the distribution, genetic connectivity, and composition of ecosystems across diverse habitats. Their dual seed ...

image: A study conducted at the University of São Paulo and published in Science correlates birds and plants in seed dispersal networks (Thraupis sayaca) view more More than 70% of plant species that ...

Corey Tarwater (right), an assistant professor in the UW Department of Zoology and Physiology, and Becky Wilcox, a UW Ph.D. student at the time of the research from Napa, Calif., set up automated ...

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If you liked this story, share it with other people. Society has recently become enthralled with bees and the amazing service they provide spreading pollen around and helping to sustain plant ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Many species of herbs (including grasses) have some of their seeds dispersed by the large grazing mammals that consume the seeds along with ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The influence of hygroscopic movement on seed dispersal in Daucus carota was examined. When relative humidity increases, umbels containing ...