INVESTIGADORES
AIZEN marcelo Adrian
artículos
Título:
Mistletoe seed dispersal by a marsupial
Autor/es:
AMICO, G.C. Y M.A. AIZEN
Revista:
NATURE
Editorial:
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
Referencias:
Lugar: Londres; Año: 2000 vol. 408 p. 929 - 930
ISSN:
0028-0836
Resumen:
The temperate forest that extends from 35° S to 55° S along the Pacific rim of southern South America is home to an endemic and threatened flora and fauna1. Many species belong to lineages that can be traced back to ancient Gondwanaland2, 3, and there are some unusual interactions between plants and animals. Here we describe an exclusive association that involves the dispersal of the sticky seeds of a mistletoe by a marsupial, Dromiciops australis, endemic to this region, a task previously thought to be carried out exclusively by birds.
