Ecology of fruit‐colour polymorphism in Myrtus communis and differential effects of birds and mammals on seed germination and seedling growth

By A. Traveset, Núria Riera, R. Mas. 2001

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Subfields: Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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In Ecology

1. Luis Matías
2. Miguel Verdú
3. A. Traveset
4. B. Mhamdi
5. W. A. Wannes
6. B. Marzouk
7. Regino Zamora
8. J. Hódar

In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. D. Levey
2. A. Traveset
3. Luis Matías
4. Miguel Verdú
5. B. Mhamdi
6. W. A. Wannes
7. B. Marzouk
8. Regino Zamora

In Nature and Landscape Conservation

1. Regino Zamora
2. D. Levey
3. A. Traveset
4. J. Hódar
5. Luis Matías
6. Miguel Verdú
7. B. Mhamdi
8. W. A. Wannes

Citations in the corpus

• EARLY EMERGENCE ENHANCES PLANT FITNESS: A PHYLOGENETICALLY CONTROLLED META‐ANALYSIS (2005, background): “Such conditions are known to influence seed germination and seedling emergence success, and contrasting results are often found when comparing the same species in controlled vs. field experiments (e.g., Bustamante et al. 1993, Figueiredo and Perin 1995, Traveset et al. 2001).”
• Effects of fragmentation on pollinator assemblage, pollen limitation and seed production of Mediterranean myrtle (Myrtus communis) (2009, background): “Endozoochorous seed dispersal is carried out by frugivorous passerine birds and carnivorous mammals (Traveset et al., 2001).”
• Seed Dispersal Patterns by Large Frugivorous Mammals in a Degraded Mosaic Landscape (2010, background): “…Verdú & Traveset 2004), but seeds often respond differently to the gut passage relating to such factors as the quality of other foods eaten (e.g., degree of acidity; Traveset et al. 2001) or seed size (Verdú & Traveset 2004), physically and/or chemically affecting the structure of seed coat.”
• From Mediterranean shores to central Saharan mountains: key phylogeographical insights from the genus Myrtus (2012, background): “The fruits of M. communis are berries; these are dispersed mainly by frugivorous passerine birds and some mammals (Traveset et al., 2001; GonzálezVaro, 2010).”
• A meta-analysis of the effect of gut treatment on seed germination. (2002, background): “…because remaining faecal material fertilizes the seedlings, especially in the case of large-mammalian faeces, which often take a long time to decompose (e.g. Dinerstein and Wemmer, 1988; Quinn et al., 1994; Ocumpaugh et al., 1996; Paulsen, 1998; Traveset et al., 2001; T.R. Paulsen, unpublished).”
• Variations in essential oil and fatty acid composition during Myrtus communis var. italica fruit maturation (2009, methodology): “According to Traveset, Riera, and Mas (2001), the myrtle fruit’s colour was adopted as a visual ripening criterion.”
• Avian Seed Dispersal of an Invasive Shrub (2006, background): “…seeds of native plants, passage through bird guts may increase, decrease, or not affect germination, depending on the species of bird and plant (Clergeau 1992; Murray et al. 1994; Crossland and Vander Kloet 1996; Traveset 1998; Cypher and Cypher 1999; Yagihashi et al. 1999; Traveset et al. 2001).”
• Passage through bird guts causes interspecific differences in seed germination characteristics (2001, background): “…different speed of seed germination that ingestion by frugivores usually promotes in these environments (Izhaki & Safriel 1990; Barnea et al. 1991; Mas & Traveset 1999; Traveset et al. 2001; this study) may increase the chances that seeds can establish and survive as seedlings within those seasons.”