Seed Predation by Rodents and Implications for Plant Recruitment in Defaunated Atlantic Forests

Rodentsare known to perform post-dispersal seed predationin tropical rain forest, but there is little information on the identity of these seed predatorsand how they select their seeds. Using cafeteriaexperiments, we found that seedmass, rodentbody mass, and the ratio of seed/ rodentmass were determinants of seedconsumption.