Endozoochory

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Endozoochory

the dissemination of fruits or seeds in the alimentary canal of an animal, for example, bird, rodent, or ungulate. Many fruits and seeds are especially brightly colored (Paris quadrifolia, lily of the valley, snowberry) or fragrant (strawberry, raspberry) to attract animals. As the seeds pass through the alimentary canal, their germinating power is frequently increased because of the action of acids and mechanical injury to the seed coats.

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No references found			Most studies concerning frugivory and endozoochory center on avian and mammalian systems (Braun and Brooks, 1987) partly because they are viewed as the most important dispersers of seeds of modern gymnosperms and angiosperms (Fleming and Lips, 1991); however, reptiles also can play an important selective force in evolution of angiosperms (Tiffney, 1986). Abundance and diversity of seeds in digestive tracts of Terrapene ... by Stone, Matt D.; Moll, Don / Southwestern Naturalist To really understand the importance of endozoochory on seed germination, it is necessary to use multiple animals, each fed seeds from multiple parents. Seed and seedling ecology of pinon and juniper species in the pygmy ... by Cambers, Jeanne C.; Vander Wall, Stepen B.; Schupp, Eugene W. / The Botanical Review			endosteum endostome endostyle endosulfan endosymbiont endosymbiont theory endosymbiosis endosymbiotic infection endotergite endotesta endothecium endothelial cell endotheliochorial placenta endothelioma Endothelium Endotheriidae endotherm endothermic Endothermic Reaction endothermy Endothyracea endotoxin endotracheal endotrophic Endova Endozoochory endpoint endpoint security Endre Ady Endre Bajcsy-Zsilinszky Endre Domanovszky Endre Gellert Endre Sagvari Endre Ságvári endrin Endurance Endurance Limit endurance ratio endurance strength Endymion Endzelin, Ian Endzelin, Ian Martsevich ene reaction Eneev, Timur Eneev, Timur Magometovich Enei, Evgenii Enei, Evgenii Evgenevich Enem Enema Enemy enemy alien			Endowment and Pension Mortgage endowment assurance Endowment for Education and Research Endowment for Middle East Truth endowment fund endowment fund Endowment Fund for Education Endowment funds Endowment funds Endowment Income Funds Pool endowment insurance endowment life insurance Endowment mortgage endowment mortgages Endowment policy Endowments Endowments Endowments Endowments endows endows endows endows endows Endoxana Endoxana endoxin Endozoa endozoan endozoic Endozoochory ENDP endpaper Endpapers ENDPB endpiece endpiece endpiece endpin Endpin anchor endplate Endplate Acetylcholinesterase Deficiency Endplate potential Endplate potential Endplate potential endplay endplayed endplaying endplays endpoint endpoint endpoint Endpoint (chemistry) Endpoint Access Manager Endpoint Base Address Endpoint Congestion Management Endpoint determination Endpoint determination Endpoint Handlespace Redundancy Protocol Endpoint Identifier Endpoint Moving Average

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