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  • noun biology seed dispersal via ingestion by vertebrate animals (mostly birds and mammals)

Etymologies

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From endo- +‎zoo- + -chory.

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  • The exact percentage of tree species dispersed by endozoochory varies between habitats, but can range to over 90% in some tropical rainforests [14].

    Seed dispersal Wikipedia 2009

  • Seed dispersal via ingestion by animals, or endozoochory, is the dispersal mechanism for most tree species [14].

    Seed dispersal Wikipedia 2009

  • Wiedemann et al. Fate of genetically modified maize and conventional rapeseed, and endozoochory in wild boar (Sus scrofa).

    unknown title 2009

  • H.H.D.: Fate of genetically modified maize and conventional rapeseed, and endozoochory in wild boar (Sus scrofa).

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • Ducks – particularly herbivorous species such as pochards – have proven to be highly important transporters of aquatic plants, both as seeds stuck to their feathers or feet (a form of transport known as epizoochory), and as propagules carried in the bird’s gut (a form of transport known as endozoochory).

    The Madagascar pochard returns Darren Naish 2006

  • Ducks – particularly herbivorous species such as pochards – have proven to be highly important transporters of aquatic plants, both as seeds stuck to their feathers or feet (a form of transport known as epizoochory), and as propagules carried in the bird’s gut (a form of transport known as endozoochory).

    Archive 2006-11-01 Darren Naish 2006

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  • Endozoochory (dispersal by animal ingestion - fish)
    Endozoochory (dispersal by animal ingestion - amphibians, reptiles)

    Endozoochory (dispersal by animal ingestion - mammals other than bats) 

    August 4, 2016