Plants are often celebrated for the parts that are easy to see – flower, leaves, fruit – but scientists are uncovering the ...

For the first time, an international team of scientists has examined the intricate balance between seed defense, seed dispersal, and the process of masting at a global scale. The research, based on ...

Winds, flying animals, or water currents are some of the most successful agents of long-distance passive dispersal. Seeds and fruits that have wings, hairs, or inflated processes are carried ...

A selection of images from KS1 Unit 2: 'Seed dispersal' showing Year 2 pupils planning, creating, performing and assessing their dances about seed dispersal. Dance expert, Claire Pring ...

The Little Mariana fruit bat slipped into oblivion before scientists even had the chance to learn about its biology or ...

This video shows relative movement paths of 224 radio-tagged palm seeds handled by rodents on Barro Colorado Island, Panama. Colored dots mark locations of 129 seeds that were found eaten (orange ...

Angiosperms evolved a high diversity of fruit types, permitting effective seed dispersal. "With these innovations, ...

Between 70 to 90 percent of the tree species living in tropical forests depend on seed dispersal from animals, as it allows the forests to grow and function. To combat this, 12 million ...

Fenner Chair of Research Biology at Wilkes University. Steele is one the world’s foremost authorities on oak seed dispersal and the tree squirrels that play a significant role in the dispersal process ...

The total biomass of krill is greater than that of any other multicellular animal, and these animals are a key storage bank ...

The Collared Araçari (Pteroglossus torquatus) is among the few birds that can disperse plants with large seeds and play a key role in dispersal in forests in Central and South America. It is ...