Legítima dispersión de semillas Ugni molinae Turcz. (Myrtaceae), por monito del monte, Dromiciops gliroides

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.