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<journal-id>0065-1737</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta zoológica mexicana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Zool. Mex]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0065-1737</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Ecología A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0065-17372019000100204</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.21829/azm.2019.3502200</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Datos preliminares sobre el papel del venado cola blanca Odocoileus Virginianus (Artiodactyla: Cervidae) como dispersor de semillas]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Preliminar data of white tailed-deer Odocoileus Virginianus (Artiodactyla: Cervidae) as seed disperser]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García Ruiz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Miriam]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Andresen]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ellen]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Malda Barrera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Guadalupe Xochitl]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Guerrero Vázquez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sergio]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Carrillo Angeles]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Israel Gustavo]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Queijeiro Bolaños]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mónica Elisa]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro Facultad de Ciencias Naturales ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santiago de Querétaro Querétaro]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Instituto de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas y Sustentabilidad ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Morelia Michoacán]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Guadalajara  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Zapopan Jalisco]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>35</volume>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0065-17372019000100204&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0065-17372019000100204&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0065-17372019000100204&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: El papel del venado cola blanca como dispersor endozoócoro de semillas se evaluó a través de la estimación del número de semillas y especies encontradas en las muestras fecales, y el análisis del efecto del paso por el tracto digestivo sobre el porcentaje y la velocidad de germinación en semillas de una especie focal (Acacia schaffneri). En total se encontraron 369 semillas en 98 grupos de pellets. La mayoría de las semillas se apreciaban dañadas o inmaduras, sólo 67 semillas (31 morfoespecies) germinaron. El porcentaje de germinación de semillas de A. schaffneri defecadas tendió a ser mayor que la germinación de semillas control. En nuestro estudio el venado figura como depredador de semillas y ocasionalmente como dispersor de semillas. Sin embargo, nuestros resultados con animales en cautiverio muestran que el venado puede incrementar el porcentaje de germinación de algunas especies.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: The role of white-tailed deer in endozoochorus seed dispersal was evaluated by estimating the number of seeds and seed species found in fecal samples and assessing the effect of gut passage on germination percentage and speed for a focal seed species (Acacia schaffneri). A total of 369 seeds were found in 98 pellet groups. Most seeds appeared to be damaged or immature, and only 67 seeds (31 morphospecies) germinated. Germination percentage of defecated seeds of A. schaffneri tended to be higher than germination of control seeds. In our study site white-tailed deer appears to be acting mainly as a seed predator for ingested seeds, and occasionally as a seed disperser. Nevertheless, our results using captive animals suggest that white-tailed deer may improve seed germination of particular plant species.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Venado cola blanca]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[bosque La Primavera]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[dispersión endozoócora]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[White-tailed deer]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[La Primavera Forest]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[endozoochorous seed dispersal]]></kwd>
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