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The key role of the largest extant Neotropical frugivore (Tapirus terrestris) in promoting admixture of plant genotypes across the landscape

Giombini, Mariano IgnacioIcon ; Bravo, Susana PatriciaIcon ; Tosto, Daniela SandraIcon
Fecha de publicación: 2016
Editorial: Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc
Revista: Biotropica
ISSN: 0006-3606
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de recurso: Artículo publicado
Clasificación temática:
Conservación de la Biodiversidad

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The historical and contemporary loss of large-bodied frugivores has disrupted many plant-disperser mutualisms, with potentially pro- found consequences for plants. Although several aspects of seed dispersal by megafrugivores have already been examined, the role of these species in promoting seed-mediated gene flow has remained unexplored. We evaluated the role of the Amazonian tapir (Tapirus ter- restris), the largest Neotropical frugivore, in shaping plant genetic structure through seed-mediated gene flow. We used microsatellites to analyze the genetic patterns of Syagrus romanzoffiana seedlings recruited in tapir latrines and around conspecific adult palms, the two sites where seeds and seedlings are most frequently found in this species. While the genetic diversity of seedlings was rather similar in both sites, the kinship structure was substantially weaker in latrines. Most seedlings recruited around adult palms were half- or full-sibs origi- nating from those adults. In contrast, seedlings recruited in latrines came from several (>5, on average) contributing mothers other than the nearest adult (95%) and were mostly non-sibs (72%). Kinship patterns indicated that tapir-mediated dispersal promotes the admix- ture of g enotypes across space. Also, our results suggested that genetic diversity and the number of contributing mothers in latrines increase with the number of fruiting adults visited by tapirs before defecating and with the accumulation of feces over time. We provide evidence of the relevance of tapirs in mobilizing maternal progenies (and genotypes) across the landscape and recruiting clusters of unrelated seedlings. This study suggests a key role for plant–megafrugivore interactions in seed-mediated gene flow and emphasizes the importance of preserving such mutualisms.
Palabras clave: Defaunation , Iguazú National Park , Kinship Analysis , Megafauna , Plant-Disperser Mutualisms , Seed Dispersal , Seed-Mediated Gene flow , Syagrus Romanzoffiana
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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/16788
URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/btp.12328/abstract
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/btp.12328
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Giombini, Mariano Ignacio; Bravo, Susana Patricia; Tosto, Daniela Sandra; The key role of the largest extant Neotropical frugivore (Tapirus terrestris) in promoting admixture of plant genotypes across the landscape; Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc; Biotropica; 48; 4; 2016; 499-508
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