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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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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1438-3896
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1438-390X
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10.1007/s10144-010-0222-9