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Body size determines rates of seed dispersal by giant king crickets

Body size determines rates of seed dispersal by giant king crickets

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Body size determines rates of seed dispersal by giant king crickets

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Body size determines rates of seed dispersal by giant king crickets

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Japan: Japan : Springer Japan

Journal title

Population ecology, 2011, Vol.53 (1), p.73-80

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English

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Japan: Japan : Springer Japan

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New Zealand is home to giant king crickets called weta, which are the only insects known to consume fleshy-fruits and disperse seeds after gut passage. Although they disperse seeds in viable condition after consumption, their importance as seed dispersers is unknown. We conducted a series of field observations and laboratory experiments to investig...

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Body size determines rates of seed dispersal by giant king crickets

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_856777697

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_856777697

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ISSN

1438-3896

E-ISSN

1438-390X

DOI

10.1007/s10144-010-0222-9

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