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There are 16 species of fleshy-fruit cating birds in Autumn in Maoer Mt. NE China. According to their feeding strategies. we can divide them into 3 groups: 1. Pulp-cating birds, they get nutrition from pulp. so. their seeds are defecated completely. These birds have a great effect on seed dispersal. 2. Seed-cating birds, they obtain nutrition from the seed but pulp. Seeds are digested totally. They don’t disperse seeds at all. 3. Whole-fruit-eating birds, both seed and pulp are digested when passing through gut. They don’t have any effect on seed dispersal either.
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Changhu, L., Yueqi, S., Jiachuan, C. et al. Fleshy fruits eating birds and their role in the seed dispersal of plants in Maoer Mountain, NE China. Journal of Forestry Research 8, 240–242 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02875013
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02875013