Seed dispersal: Directed deterrence by capsaicin in chillies
By J. Tewksbury, G. Nabhan. Nature, 2001
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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Food Science, Pharmacology
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- Peroxidases and the metabolism of capsaicin in Capsicum annuum L. (2004, background): “It must be pointed out that pepper seeds that passed through the gut of any of these mammals did not germinate, but in the case of trasher birds (Toxostoma curvirostre) no negative effect on germination was observed (Tewksbury and Nabhan, 2001).”
- Limited ability of Palestine Sunbirds Nectarinia osea to cope with pyridine alkaloids in nectar of Tree Tobacco Nicotiana glauca (2004, background): “Ecological Society, Functional Ecology , 18 , 844‐850 Alternatively, secondary compounds may play an adaptive role as mediators of plant‐animal interactions such as pollination and seed dispersal, and thus may increase plant fitness (Adler 2000; Cipollini 2000; Tewksbury & Nabhan 2001; Izhaki 2002”
- 'Bhut Jolokia'—The World's Hottest Known Chile Pepper is a Putative Naturally Occurring Interspecific Hybrid (2007, background): “The capsaicinoids have evolved in chile peppers as a defense mechanism against mammalian predators (Tewksbury and Nabhan, 2001); nevertheless, this trait is an important fruit quality attribute and one of the most important reasons chile peppers are consumed.”
- The dispersal syndrome hypothesis: How animals shaped fruit traits, and how they did not (2020, background): “…contain Capsaicinoids—a group of pungent secondary metabolites that are strong deterrents of both vertebrate and microbial antagonists, but do not affect the attractiveness of the fruits to birds, the legitimate seed dispersers (Tewksbury, 2002; Tewksbury & Nabhan, 2001; Tewksbury et al., 2008).”
- Seed dispersal effectiveness revisited: a conceptual review. (2010, background): “For example, capsaicinoids in chilies deter seed-eating rodents but not seed-dispersing birds (Tewksbury & Nabhan, 2001; Levey et al., 2006).”
- Interspecific variation in primary seed dispersal in a tropical forest (2008, background): “Among animal-dispersed species, the quantity and quality of pulp, the sizes of seeds, and the chemical composition of pulp and seeds may determine attractiveness to different disperser groups (Howe 1989; Grubb 1998; Tewksbury & Nabhan 2001).”
- Aposematic (Warning) Coloration in Plants (2009, unknown): “A similar double strategy of using signals to attract certain animals and repel others occurs in fruits (Cipollini and Levey 1997 ; Tewksbury and Nabhan 2001 ; Izhaki 2002) .”
- The Influence of Plant Secondary Metabolites on the Nutritional Ecology of Herbivorous Terrestrial Vertebrates (2005, background): “Because frugivores are not the subject of this review, we direct readers to a few recent works as an introduction into this active and controversial area of research (e.g., Cipollini & Levey 1997a, 1997b; Tewksbury & Nabhan 2001).”