Do larger frugivores move seeds further? Body size, seed dispersal distance, and a case study of a large, sedentary pigeon

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Frugivores at higher risk of extinction are the key elements of a mutualistic network (2014, background): “In addition to the greater range of seed sizes that they can ingest, large birds can also provide long-distance dispersal (Wotton and Kelly 2012), being functionally important in seed dispersal networks (Vidal et al. 2013).”
Habitat fragmentation narrows the distribution of avian functional traits associated with seed dispersal in tropical forest (2018, background): “In addition, larger frugivores are likely to roam much further to access their food supply (Wotton and Kelly, 2012).”
Overfishing disrupts an ancient mutualism between frugivorous fishes and plants in Neotropical wetlands (2015, background): “and unique ability to disperse large-seeded species (Anderson et al., 2011; Galetti et al., 2008; Kitamura, 2011; Stevenson et al., 2014; Woodward et al., 2005; Wotton and Kelly, 2012).”