Plant-Animal Mutualism: Coevolution with Dodo Leads to Near Extinction of Plant
- 26 August 1977
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 197 (4306), 885-886
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.197.4306.885
Abstract
An endemic sapotaceous tree Calvaria major found on the island of Mauritius is nearly extinct because its seeds apparently required passage through the digestive tract of the now-extinct dodo Raphus cucullatus to overcome persistent seed coat dormancy caused by a specially thickened endocarp.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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