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Masting behaviour in a Mediterranean pine tree alters seed predator selection on reproductive output.
Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) - 1 Nov 2016
Moreira X, Abdala-Roberts L, Zas R, Merlo E, Lombardero M J, Sampedro L, Mooney K A
Abstract excerpt
Context-dependency in species interactions is widespread and can produce concomitant patterns of context-dependent selection. Masting (synchronous production of large seed crops at irregular intervals by a plant population) has been shown to reduce seed predation through satiation (reduction in rates of seed predation with increasing seed cone output) and thus represents an important source of context-dependency...
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