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Intraspecific variation in seed size is mediated by seed dispersal modes and animal dispersers - evidence from a global-scale dataset

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NEW PHYTOLOGIST
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WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/nph.19340

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animal disperser; body mass; dispersal mode; frugivore; intraspecific variation; plant-animal interaction; seed dispersal; seed mass

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Seed dispersal mechanisms have a significant impact on intraspecific variation in seed size. Biotic-dispersed species and vertebrate-dispersed species exhibit greater intraspecific variation in seed size, with bird-dispersed species showing greater variation than mammal-dispersed species. There is a negative correlation between the degree of seed size variation and the body mass of the dispersers.
Seed dispersal mechanisms play a crucial role in driving evolutionary changes in seed and fruit traits. While previous studies have primarily focussed on the mean or maximum values of these traits, there is also significant intraspecific variation in them. Therefore, it is pertinent to investigate whether dispersal mechanisms can explain intraspecific variations in these traits. Taking seed size as a case study, we compiled a global dataset comprising 3424 records of intraspecific variation in seed size (IVSS), belonging to 691 plant species and 131 families. We provided the first comprehensive quantification of dispersal mechanism effects on IVSS. Biotic-dispersed species exhibited a larger IVSS than abiotic-dispersed species. Synzoochory species had a larger IVSS than endozoochory, epizoochory, and myrmecochory species. Vertebrate-dispersed species exhibited a larger IVSS than invertebrate-dispersed species, and species dispersed by birds exhibited a larger IVSS than mammal-dispersed species. Additionally, a clear negative correlation was detected between IVSS and disperser body mass. Our results prove that the IVSS is associated with the seed dispersal mechanism. This study advances our understanding of the dispersal mechanisms' crucial role in seed size evolution, encompassing not only the mean value but also the variation.

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