Synzoochory is the dispersal of seeds by seed-caching animals. The animal partner in this
interaction plays a dual role, acting both as seed disperser and seed predator. We propose …

▪ Abstract Recent theoretical studies suggest that the ability to tolerate consumer damage
can be an important adaptive response by plants to selection imposed by consumers …

Feeding on Non-Prey Resources by Natural Enemies Moshe Coll Reports on the
consumption of non-prey food sources, particularly plant materials, by predators and …

A variety of nut-producing plants have mutualistic seed-dispersal interactions with animals
(rodents and corvids) that scatter hoard their nuts in the soil. The goals of this review are to …

ABSTRACT A mechanistic understanding of seed movement and survival is important both
for the development of theoretical models of plant population dynamics, spatial spread, and …

Post-dispersal seed predation is only one of many factors underlying plant demography and
evolution. Nevertheless, the generalist feeding habits of many post-dispersal seed predators …

Plant defense theory explores how plants invest in defenses against natural enemies but
has focused primarily on the traits expressed by juvenile and mature plants. Here we …

Seed ecologists have often stated that they expect larger‐seeded species to have lower
survivorship through postdispersal seed predation than smaller‐seeded species. Similar …

This study was designed to investigate the relative effects of seed perishability and handling
time on the caching preferences of grey squirrels, Sciurus carolinensis, and to test the …

Invasive rodents are among the most ubiquitous and problematic species introduced to
islands; more than 80% of the world's island groups have been invaded. Introduced rats …