endozoochorous

English

Etymology

endo- +‎ zoochorous

Adjective

endozoochorous (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Relating to dispersal of seeds via ingestion by animals
    • 2015 November 19, “The Wide Potential Trophic Niche of the Asiatic Fruit Fly Drosophila suzukii : The Key of Its Invasion Success in Temperate Europe?”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0142785:
      Consequently, anemochorous (seed dispersal by wind) and ectozoochorous (external transport of seeds by animals, in their fur for example) processes would be more likely to determine the patterns of species distribution than endozoochorous processes in the future ecosystems invaded by D.
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