Seed structure with a large central cell in the center (cell nucleus in yellow) surrounded by the tissue of the mother plant (purple). The mature central cell (left) is in a quiescent state until ...

1. Frugivores shape plant communities via seed dispersal of fleshy-fruited plant species. However, the structural characteristics that frugivores impart to plant communities are little understood.

Seeds in Madagascar’s forests are getting smaller, and new research published in Ecology Letters suggests that human ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Community assembly experiments in ecology provide a means to contrast abiotic and biotic influences that structure plant communities.