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Bird dispersal of the larval stage of a seed predator

✍ Scribed by C. A. Nalepa; W. H. Piper


Book ID
104720250
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Year
1994
Tongue
English
Weight
323 KB
Volume
100-100
Category
Article
ISSN
0029-8549

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✦ Synopsis


Multiflora rose seeds containing larvae of the phytophagous wasp Megastigmus aculeatus nigroflavus were fed to a caged mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos). Ninety percent of the seeds were recovered from the bird's feces, and there was no significant difference in subsequent emergence of the wasps from these seeds when compared to controls. This study indicates the dispersal of seed-feeding hymenoptera by avian frugivores may be a widespread and significant phenomenon.


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