%0 Journal Article
%T Leg¨ªtima dispersi¨®n de semillas Ugni molinae Turcz. (Myrtaceae), por monito del monte, Dromiciops gliroides
%A MORA
%A JUAN PABLO
%A SOTO-GAMBOA
%A MAURICIO
%J Gayana. Bot¨¢nica
%D 2011
%I Scientific Electronic Library Online
%R 10.4067/S0717-66432011000200018
%X we investigated if the marsupial dromiciops gliroides (microbiotheriidae) is a legitimate seed disperser of ugni molinae (myrtaceae). we compared the germination rate of defecated and not-defecated seeds. the results show that defecated seeds are viable and show a high germination rate than no-defecated seeds. we conclude that d. gliroides is a legitimate seed disperser of u. molinae, and it may affect their reproductive success. these results are the first evidence of a seed disperser for u. molinae, and also support the proposal that d. gliroides have an important role as a seed disperser in the temperate forest of southern south america.
%U http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0717-66432011000200018&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en