Germination in seed species ingested by opossums: implications for seed dispersal and forest conservation
Seed germination in plant species consumed by opossums, genus Didelphis, was investigated in southern Brazil, in order to improve knowledge of the strategies of zoochorous plants in the Neotropics. Seeds were obtained from opossum feces. Thirteen of the most frequent species in the diet of local opo...
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| Language: | English |
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Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)
2007-11-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132007000700002 |