Acorn cotyledons are larger than their seedlings' need: evidence from artificial cutting experiments

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Seed traits and taxonomic relationships determine the occurrence of mutualismsversusseed predation in a tropical forest rodent and seed dispersal system

(2013) Zhenyu WANG et al.   Integrative Zoology

Trait-mediated seed predation, dispersal and survival among frugivore-dispersed plants in a fragmented subtropical forest, Southwest China

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Viability of small seeds found in feces of the Central American tapir on Barro Colorado Island, Panama

(2012) Paula I. CAPECE et al.   Integrative Zoology

Seed germination from lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris ) fecal samples collected during the dry season in the northern Brazilian Amazon

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Frugivory and seed dispersal by tapirs: an insight on their ecological role

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Ability of chestnut oak to tolerate acorn pruning by rodents

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The impact of the common rabbit on cork oak regeneration in SW Spain

(2012) Juan Manuel Mancilla-Leytón et al.   PLANT ECOLOGY

Partial acorn consumption by small rodents: implication for regeneration of white oak, Quercus mongolica

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Influence of Pericarp, Cotyledon and Inhibitory Substances on Sharp Tooth Oak (Quercus aliena var. acuteserrata) Germination

(2012) Yan Liu et al.   PLoS One

Alternative strategies of seed predator escape by early-germinating oaks in Asia and North America

(2012) Xianfeng Yi et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Consequences of cutting off distal ends of cotyledons of Quercus robur acorns before sowing

(2011) Marian J. Giertych et al.   ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE

Apical Thickening of Epicarp is Responsible for Embryo Protection in Acorns ofQuercus Variabilis

(2011) Xianfeng Yi et al.   Israel Journal of Ecology & Evolution

Acorn germination and seedling survival of Q. variabilis: effects of cotyledon excision

(2010) Xiaogai Hou et al.   ANNALS OF FOREST SCIENCE

Leftovers in seed dispersal: ecological implications of partial seed consumption for oak regeneration

(2010) Ramón Perea et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Separating parental environment from seed size effects on next generation growth and development in Arabidopsis

(2010) ANGELA L. ELWELL et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Large acorns benefit seedling recruitment by satiating weevil larvae in Quercus aliena

(2010) X. F. Yi et al.   PLANT ECOLOGY

Seed tolerance to predation: Evidence from the toxic seeds of the buckeye tree (Aesculus californica; Sapindaceae)

(2009) E. Mendoza et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Population differences in juvenile survival under increasing drought are mediated by seed size in cork oak (Quercus suber L.)

(2009) J.A. Ramírez-Valiente et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Germination after simulated rat damage in seeds of two endemic Hawaiian palm species

(2008) Hector E. Pérez et al.   JOURNAL OF TROPICAL ECOLOGY

Influence of insect-infested cotyledons on early seedling growth of Mongolian oak, Quercus mongolica

(2008) X. F. Yi et al.   PHOTOSYNTHETICA