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  1. Foraging behaviour of scatter-hoarding gerbils (<em>Gerbilliscus</em> (<em>Gerbillurus</em>)) influences seed fate and dispersal for key plant species in the Namib Desert

    Foraging behaviour of scatter-hoarding gerbils (Gerbilliscus (Gerbillurus)) influences seed fate and dispersal for key plant species in the Namib Desert

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Saima D Shikesho --- Gobabeb-Namib Research Institute, Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia Eugene Marais --- Gobabeb-Namib Research Institute, Namib Naukluft National Park, Namibia Jeremy J Midgley --- University of Cape Town, South Africa
    Hairy-footed gerbils (Gerbilliscus (Gerbillurus) spp.) in the Namib Desert play a dual ecological role as both seed dispersers and predators, a behaviour typical of scatter-hoarding species. The fate of seeds following their removal by these gerbils, whether consumed immediately or...
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