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. 1980 Nov 21;210(4472):925-7.
doi: 10.1126/science.210.4472.925.

Nutmeg dispersal by tropical birds

H F Howe, G A Kerckhove

Nutmeg dispersal by tropical birds

H F Howe et al. Science. .

Abstract

Frugivorous birds preferentially remove fruits from Panamanian Virola trees where the ratio of edible aril to indigestible seed is high. A negative correlation between the proportion of the crop removed and mean seed size explains 59 percent of the variance in removal, suggesting that birds minimize ingestion of useless bulk.

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