Latrines of vertebrates are a good example of directed seed dispersal. Although the main problem for seed dispersal at such sites is the low per capita survival expected, because of the high densities of seeds and saplings, ...

Information about factors potentially favoring the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in rural settings is limited. Following a case-control study design in a rural Ecuadorian village that was severely struck by the pandemic, SARS-CoV-2 ...

Au-delà des éléments fossilisés de leur corps (os, dents et plus exceptionnellement parties molles), les animaux du passé nous ont légué, enfouis dans les roches, d'autres témoignages précieux sur leur écologie et leur ...

During 2006, we conducted riparian surveys to detect river otter Lontra canadensis latrines at 15 bridge-suites along riverine habitats in southwestern Pennsylvania and western Maryland, USA. We defined a bridge-suite as ...

Defecation in communal latrines is a common behaviour of extant mammals widely distributed among megaherbivores. This behaviour has key social functions with important biological and ecological implications. Herbivore ...

Numerous studies have evaluated the qualitative and quantitative effectiveness of several animal species in each phase of the endozoochory. For the “seed germination and growth” phase, the ideal method of evaluation is to ...