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A meta-analysis of the effect of gut treatment on seed germination.

Anna Traveset, Miguel Verdú

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The dispersal of seeds by vertebrate frugivores is a process that usually implies the consump-tion of fruit pulp and the regurgitation or defecation of viable seeds (Ridley, 1930). An

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The dispersal of seeds by vertebrate frugivores is a process that usually implies the consump-tion of fruit pulp and the regurgitation or defecation of viable seeds (Ridley, 1930). An

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The dispersal of seeds by vertebrate frugivores is a process that usually implies the consump-tion of fruit pulp and the regurgitation or defecation of viable seeds (Ridley, 1930). An

Key concepts: Germination, Dormancy, Coat, Biology, Seed dormancy, Meta-analysis, Significant difference, Horticulture

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