Frugivory and seed dispersal in the endemic cactus Eulychnia acida: extending the anachronism hypoth...
Frugivory and seed dispersal in the endemic cactus Eulychnia acida: extending the anachronism hypothesis to the Chilean Mediterranean ecosystem
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Heidelberg: Springer Nature B.V
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BackgroundEulychnia acida is an endemic Chilean cactus species whose fruits show several traits that, taken as a whole, are compatible with a seed dispersal syndrome by large herbivore vertebrates. Since only a few large native mammals exist in Chile at present, cactus fruit consumption and seed dispersal may be coopted by introduced mammals as pre...
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Frugivory and seed dispersal in the endemic cactus Eulychnia acida: extending the anachronism hypothesis to the Chilean Mediterranean ecosystem
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_324a8bedbfb14cf2b29468c840d1dd94
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_324a8bedbfb14cf2b29468c840d1dd94
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0717-6317,0716-078X
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0717-6317
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10.1186/s40693-018-0079-4
