Summary Historically,'physical dormancy', or 'hard seededness', where seeds are prevented
from germinating by a water‐impermeable seed coat, is viewed as a dormancy mechanism …

Theoretical models suggest that species abundance plays a crucial role in mutualism; high
densities can lead to overexploitation. Additionally, mutualistic benefits are expected to …

The establishment of plant species depends crucially on where the seeds are deposited.
However, since most studies have been conducted in continuous forests, not much is known …

If food pilferage has been a reliable selection pressure on food caching animals, those
animals should have evolved the ability to protect their caches from pilferers. Evidence that …

Selective pressures that influence the form of seed dispersal syndromes are poorly
understood. Morphology of plant propagules is often used to infer the means of dispersal …

Land‐use changes are expected to affect plant–disperser conditional mutualisms through
changes in animal behavior. We analyzed the oak–rodent conditional mutualism in …

Human‐scent contamination of bird nests and the human‐made trails leading to them is
suspected to influence nest survival by attracting or deterring predatory mammals. This …

Many plant species are threatened as a result of extinction of their large-bodied frugivores
all over the world. Additionally, introduced herbivores and seed predators may cause severe …

Background: The lack of regeneration of cork oak (Quercus suber) is putting at risk the
conservation of the montado. Biotic and abiotic factors as well as management are thought …

Tree recruitment in Mediterranean savannas is generally hampered, in contrast with the
original oak forests where these savannas are derived from. We asked whether this …