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<journal-id>0120-548X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Biológica Colombiana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta biol.Colomb.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-548X</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Biología]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0120-548X2022000100131</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15446/abc.v27n1.88615</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[SAUROCORÍA EN COCODRILOS NO FAVORECE LA DISPERSIÓN Y LA VIABILIDAD DE SEMILLAS]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Saurochory in crocodiles does not favor seed dispersai and viability]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[GONZÁLEZ-SOLÓRZANO]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mariana]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[GÓMEZ-TORRES]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Monserrat A.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[LÓPEZ-LUNA]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marco A.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[ESCOBEDO-GALVÁN]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Armando H.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Veracruzana Instituto de Neuroetología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Veracruz]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco División Académica de Ciencias Biológicas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>México</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Guadalajara  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Jalisco]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>27</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>131</fpage>
<lpage>134</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-548X2022000100131&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-548X2022000100131&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-548X2022000100131&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN La dispersión de semillas por reptiles (saurocoría) ha recibido atención recientemente y se ha reportado el consumo de frutos y semillas en cocodrilianos, actuando como potenciales dispersores de semillas. Evaluamos si la saurocoría en Crocodylus actus y C. moreletii afecta la viabilidad de tres especies de plantas Delonixregia, Inga sp. y Citrullus lanatus. Se Utilizaron tres individuos juveniles de cada especie de cocodrilo y se alimentaron con 22 semillas por especie de planta, para un total de 66 semillas por recinto (132 para ambos). Las semillas se mezclaron con la dieta habitual cada semana, las semillas no consumidas y las excretadas se recolectaron y sembraron en suelo tratado con composta para evaluar la tasa de germinación relativa. Un total de 99 semillas fueron consumidas pero solo se recuperaron de las heces 14 semillas de C. lanatus, y germinando solo una de ellas (7, 14 %) con respecto al 50 % en el grupo control. Los resultados indican que la saurocoría de C. acutus y C. moreletii tiene un efecto negativo sobre la viabilidad de las semillas de las especies vegetales estudiadas, concordando con otros estudios realizados en diferentes especies.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Seed dispersal by reptiles (saurochory) has recently received attention, and the consumption of fruits and seeds has been reported in crocodilians despite being mainly carnivores, acting as potential seed dispersers. We evaluate whether saurochory by Crocodylus acutus and C. moreletii affect the seed viability of three species of plants (Delonix regia, Inga sp., and Citrullus lanatus). We performed feeding trials, using three juvenile individuals of each species of crocodile, and fed them 22 seeds per plant species for a total of 66 seeds per enclosure (132 for both species). Seeds were combined with the usual diet each week. The unconsumed and excreted seeds were collected and planted in soil treated with compost to evaluate the relative germination rate. A total of 99 seeds were consumed, of which only 14 seeds of C. lanatus were recovered from the faeces, and only one of those germinated (7.14 %) with respect to 50 % in the control group. The results indicate that saurochory by C. acutus and C. moreletii has a negative effect on seed viability and germination of the plant species studied, as found in other studies using different species.]]></p></abstract>
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