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Feeding mainly on seeds
dictionary. Seed predation, often also called granivory, is a type of plant-animal interaction in which animals feed mainly on the seeds of plants. Granivores
Seed_predation
Reproductive structure in plants
to get the seed to poor farmers. Thus the use of farmer-retained seed remains quite common. Seeds are also eaten by animals (seed predation), and are also
Seed
Sowing seeds through aerial machinery
inaccessible. Problems with direct broadcast include germination, pests and seed predation by rodents or other wild animals. Transplanting seedlings from a plant
Aerial_seeding
Common name for several different ants
common name for any of the species or genera of ants that collect seeds (called seed predation), or mushrooms as in the case of Euprenolepis procera, which
Harvester_ant
Feeding strategy for many animals
Egg predation or ovivory is a carnivorous feeding strategy in many groups of animals (ovivores) in which they consume eggs. Since a fertilized egg represents
Egg_predation
Seed dispersal by ants
dispersal to favourable locations for germination, as well as escape from seed predation. Myrmecochory is exhibited by more than 3,000 plant species worldwide
Myrmecochory
Fruit of forest trees like acorns and other nuts
seed releases can effectively exceed seed predation and improve the chance of successful establishment of seeds in future seasons. The pollination efficiency
Mast_seeding
Organism capable of degrading and metabolising plastic
Sexual cannibalism Herbivores Folivore Florivore Frugivore Graminivore Seed predation Nectarivore Mellivory Palynivore Xylophagy Osteophagy Cellular Phagocytosis
Plastivore
Species of flowering plant
relocate the seeds away from the nest to avoid the risk of fungal spread. Removal of seeds from the parent plant helps to reduce seed predation from predators
Asarum_canadense
Human-made ball of clay with seeds inside
vegetation to land by throwing or dropping seed balls. It is used in modern aerial seeding as a way to deter seed predation. It has also been popularized by green
Seed_ball
Loss or extinctions of animals in the forests
population expansion and accompanying defaunation. Changes in predation dynamics, seed predation, seed dispersal, carrion removal, dung removal, vegetation trampling
Defaunation
Nut of the oak tree
(1971), Richard F. Johnson, Peter W. Frank and Charles Michner (ed.), "Seed Predation by Animals", Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, 2 (1): 465–492
Acorn
Movement or transport of seeds away from the parent plant
Andresen E. & Levey, D.J. (2004). "Effects of dung and seed size on secondary dispersal, seed predation, and seedling establishment of rainforest trees". Oecologia
Seed_dispersal
Species of palm
standleyanum) seeds by spiny rats (Proechimys semispinosus). Journal of Tropical Ecology 13(1) 51-58. Jansen, P. A., et al. (2010). Seed predation and defleshing
Astrocaryum_standleyanum
Act of voluntarily ingesting feces
feces, possibly out of boredom, a desire for warm food, or to reingest seeds contained in the feces. In humans, coprophagia has been described since
Coprophagia
Species of beetle
Micheal D. K.; Liebman, Matt; Leon, Ramon G. (2015). "Postdispersal Weed Seed Predation and Invertebrate Activity Density in Three Tillage Regimes". Weed Science
Harpalus_pensylvanicus
Obsession with drinking blood
Sexual cannibalism Herbivores Folivore Florivore Frugivore Graminivore Seed predation Nectarivore Mellivory Palynivore Xylophagy Osteophagy Cellular Phagocytosis
Clinical_vampirism
Biological interaction
scavenge; it overlaps with herbivory, as seed predators and destructive frugivores are predators. Predation behaviour varies significantly depending on
Predation
Interspecies animal behavior
Cat predation on wildlife is the result of the natural instincts and behavior of feral and owned house cats to hunt small prey, including wildlife. Some
Cat_predation_on_wildlife
Practice of humans eating other humans
cannibalism, and it is common in many species, especially among fish. Human predation is the hunting of people from unrelated and possibly hostile groups in
Human_cannibalism
Species of legume
their toxin defences, that they are able to withstand significant seed predation. The seeds are quite poisonous, containing toxic alkaloids and special amino
Pentaclethra_macroloba
Creature that preys on humans
except for the dog which poses lethal hazards for reasons other than predation. In the rare cases in which man-eating wolf attacks occur, the majority
Man-eating_animal
Animals with more than 70% meat in their diets
animal that has a diet that is more than 70% meat, either via active predation or by scavenging. The remaining non-meat diet may consist of non-animal
Hypercarnivore
relatively short distance and a large proportion of the seeds may be lost to seed predation within this step. Longer dispersal distances and potentially larger
Diplochory
Species of cricket
1999. Gryllus pennsylvanicus (Orthoptera: Gryllidae): laboratory weed seed predation and within field activity-density. J. Econ. Entomol. 92, 825-829. O'Rourke
Gryllus_pennsylvanicus
Killing and sometimes eating of potential competitors
Intraguild predation, or IGP, is the killing and sometimes eating of a potential competitor of a different species. This interaction represents a combination
Intraguild_predation
Species of tree
these fruit characteristics evolved as a defense mechanism against seed predation by long-dead megafauna of the region. However, now it seems to be a
Crescentia_alata
Plant invasion
and insect seed predation occur in high levels in field populations of kudzu. Seed predation is quite prevalent, with up to 81% of seeds incurring damage
Kudzu_in_the_United_States
Compulsive eating of non-food items
Sexual cannibalism Herbivores Folivore Florivore Frugivore Graminivore Seed predation Nectarivore Mellivory Palynivore Xylophagy Osteophagy Cellular Phagocytosis
Pica_(disorder)
Animal that feeds on carrion, dead plants, or refuse
carrion, the bodies of animals that have died from causes other than predation or the bodies of animals that have been killed by other predators. However
Scavenger
Substance consumed for nutrition
then excretes the seeds some distance away, allowing greater dispersal. Even seed predation can be mutually beneficial, as some seeds can survive the digestion
Food
Production of seedless fruit without fertilisation
preferred by certain herbivores and so serve as a "decoy defense" against seed predation. Utah juniper has a similar defense against bird feeding. The ability
Parthenocarpy
Lemurs from Madagascar that are represented by recent (subfossil) remains
leaf-eating and seed predation. The giant lemurs likely filled ecological niches now left vacant, particularly seed dispersal for plants with large seeds. There
Subfossil_lemur
Species of invasive crab
maenas can also consume Zostera marina seeds, and experimental work has suggested that this seed predation may reduce eelgrass recovery after meadow
Carcinus_maenas
Type of herbivory
populations of herbivores exceed historic levels due to reduced hunting or predation pressure. For example, carnivores declined in North America throughout
Browsing_(herbivory)
Genus of plants from southeastern Australia
1007/s11258-008-9407-0. S2CID 9479180. Denham AJ, Auld TD (2002). "Flowering, seed dispersal, seed predation and seedling recruitment in two pyrogenic flowering resprouters"
Waratah
Predator at the top of a food chain
biodiversity. When introduced to subarctic islands, for example, Arctic foxes' predation of seabirds has been shown to turn grassland into the tundra. Such wide-ranging
Apex_predator
Species of legume
seed predation which can cause B. alba to abort damaged fruits that are frequented by predators in order to give more nutrients to healthier seed pods
Baptisia_alba
Species of ant
of trees that have fully developed seeds. Predation rates by M.capitatus of E. paularense seeds is about 43.3%. Seed collection by ants is due to preference
Messor_capitatus
Practice of eating oneself
Sexual cannibalism Herbivores Folivore Florivore Frugivore Graminivore Seed predation Nectarivore Mellivory Palynivore Xylophagy Osteophagy Cellular Phagocytosis
Autocannibalism
Organism that eats mostly fruit
mutualism. Seed dispersal is important for plants because it allows their progeny to move away from their parents over time. The advantages of seed dispersal
Frugivore
Ecosystem that is void of large mammals
seeds. Furthermore, when seed predation is down, trees with large seeds begin to completely dominate those with small seeds, changing the balance of plant
Empty_forest
Fluid feeding: obtaining nutrients by consuming other organisms' fluids Predation: obtaining nutrients by eating all of an organism Ram feeding and suction
List_of_feeding_behaviours
Aquatic animal that feeds on the bottom of a body of water
Sexual cannibalism Herbivores Folivore Florivore Frugivore Graminivore Seed predation Nectarivore Mellivory Palynivore Xylophagy Osteophagy Cellular Phagocytosis
Bottom_feeder
To feed by hunting and eating snakes
immunity is not acquired and has probably evolved as an adaptation to predation by venomous snakes in their habitat. In Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book
Ophiophagy
Species of palm
Lopes, Benedito C.; Castellani, Tânia T. (1 December 2011). "Seed dispersal and predation in the palm Syagrus romanzoffiana on two islands with different
Syagrus_romanzoffiana
Fire-adapted trait in plants
2021-12-03. Denham, Andrew J.; Auld, Tony D. (2002). "Flowering, seed dispersal, seed predation and seedling recruitment in two pyrogenic flowering resprouters"
Pyrogenic_flowering
Organism that eats mostly or exclusively fish tissue
Sexual cannibalism Herbivores Folivore Florivore Frugivore Graminivore Seed predation Nectarivore Mellivory Palynivore Xylophagy Osteophagy Cellular Phagocytosis
Piscivore
Species of tree from Madagascar
disturbed habitats, there is a noticeable lack of young trees. Fires, seed predation, competition from weeds, and an altered physical environment might be
Adansonia_grandidieri
Species of flowering plant
annual diet of lion-tailed macaques, with the flowers, seeds, and aril being consumed. A seed predation rate of 45% has been estimated in a wet evergreen forest
Cullenia_exarillata
Organism that eats mostly or exclusively animal tissue
(mainly muscle, fat and other soft tissues) as food, whether through predation or scavenging. The technical term for mammals in the order Carnivora is
Carnivore
Ecological niche involving feeding on blood
Sexual cannibalism Herbivores Folivore Florivore Frugivore Graminivore Seed predation Nectarivore Mellivory Palynivore Xylophagy Osteophagy Cellular Phagocytosis
Hematophagy
Genus of gastropods
Australia as invasive species, altering the plants of ecosystems through seed predation and competing with native slugs. There are over 40 species in the genus
Arion_(gastropod)
Species of ant
costs associated with increased predation risk. These different classes of workers cooperate to transport loads of seeds, often forming a transport chain
Messor_barbarus
Feeding on termites or ants
S2CID 84022593. Gotwald, William (1995). Army Ants: the Biology of Social Predation. Comstock Publishing Associates. ISBN 0-8014-2633-2. Hölldobler, Bert;
Myrmecophagy
Practice of eating insects by organisms
Sexual cannibalism Herbivores Folivore Florivore Frugivore Graminivore Seed predation Nectarivore Mellivory Palynivore Xylophagy Osteophagy Cellular Phagocytosis
Entomophagy
Eating members of one's own species
more vulnerable prey. However, the time necessitated by such selective predation could result in a failure to meet the predator's self-set nutritional
Cannibalism
Organism which eats insects
Sexual cannibalism Herbivores Folivore Florivore Frugivore Graminivore Seed predation Nectarivore Mellivory Palynivore Xylophagy Osteophagy Cellular Phagocytosis
Insectivore
Chilean and Argentine coniferous tree
Sanguinetti, Javier; Kitzberger, Thomas (10 May 2009). "Factors controlling seed predation by rodents and non-native Sus scrofa in Araucaria araucana forests:
Araucaria_araucana
Animal that can eat and survive on both plants and animals
Rosenblatt, A. E.; Heithaus, M. R.; Mazzotti, F. J. (2013). "Frugivory and seed dispersal by crocodilians: an overlooked form of saurochory?". Journal of
Omnivore
Organism that eats mostly or exclusively plant material
List of herbivorous animals Plant-based diet Productivity (ecology) Seed predation Tritrophic interactions in plant defense Veganism Vegetarianism "symbiosis
Herbivore
Practice of eating earth or soil-like substrates
layer. These parrots regularly eat seeds and unripe fruits containing alkaloids and other toxins that render the seeds and fruits bitter and even lethal
Geophagia
Species of flowering plant
soil properties mediate the population‐level consequences of rodent seed predation on Blanketflower, Gaillardia aristata". Journal of Ecology. 107 (1):
Gaillardia_aristata
Seed release in response to environment
likely to be chosen. Serotiny occurs less frequently in areas where this seed predation is common. Pyriscence can be understood as an adaptation to an environment
Serotiny
Species of rodent endemic to South Africa
in seed predation and hoarding in the fynbos, potentially contributing to the evolution of myrmecochory as a mechanism to evade rodent seed predation. Palmer
Cape_spiny_mouse
Species of shrub in Australia
mammals and birds could be eating the seeds. Other species of Grevillea have been effected by seed predation. This is a possible contributing factor
Grevillea_kennedyana
Banksia in its environment
to survive despite dry, nutrient-poor soil, low rates of seed set, high rates of seed predation and low rates of seedling survival. These adaptations include
Ecology_of_Banksia
Large species of lemur
rainforest sifakas, consisting primarily of leaves (folivory) and seeds (seed predation). It is highly varied and includes many plant species. A two-month
Silky_sifaka
Genus of plants
offer and spatial distribution on fruit production and pre-dispersal seed predation in Xanthosoma daguense (Araceae)", Biotropica, 37 (3): 373–380, Bibcode:2005Biotr
Xanthosoma
Practice of animals eating their own mating partners
ISSN 1465-7279. Polis, G A (1981). "The Evolution and Dynamics of Intraspecific Predation". Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics. 12 (1): 225–251. Bibcode:1981AnRES
Sexual_cannibalism
Species of mammal
ISBN 978-0-07-909508-4. OL 2193631M. Janzen, David H. (1981). "Digestive Seed Predation by a Costa Rican Baird's Tapir". Biotropica. 13 (2): 59–63. Bibcode:1981Biotr
Baird's_tapir
Genus of trees
pecans, suggesting that the trees gradually developed defenses to rodent seed predation.[citation needed] During this time, the genus had a distribution across
Hickory
North American species of pine tree
Siepielski, Adam M.; Benkman, Craig W. (October 2008). "Seed Predation and Selection Exerted by a Seed Predator Influence Subalpine Tree Densities". Ecology
Pinus_flexilis
Species of weevil in the family of Brentidae
of wild indigo (genus Baptisia) plants; the larvae feed on seeds in the pods. Seed predation by weevils can adversely affect reproduction of the Baptisia
Trichapion_rostrum
Postpartum eating of human placenta
Sexual cannibalism Herbivores Folivore Florivore Frugivore Graminivore Seed predation Nectarivore Mellivory Palynivore Xylophagy Osteophagy Cellular Phagocytosis
Human_placentophagy
Cell membrane engulfing a large particle
Sexual cannibalism Herbivores Folivore Florivore Frugivore Graminivore Seed predation Nectarivore Mellivory Palynivore Xylophagy Osteophagy Cellular Phagocytosis
Phagocytosis
Fungus which traps and eats tiny animals
Sexual cannibalism Herbivores Folivore Florivore Frugivore Graminivore Seed predation Nectarivore Mellivory Palynivore Xylophagy Osteophagy Cellular Phagocytosis
Carnivorous_fungus
Species of New World monkey
are medium-sized (50 cm), mostly frugivorous primates, specialised in seed predation. The genus name Chiropotes comes from Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír), meaning
Black_bearded_saki
Animal in which nectar is a main source of nutrition in their diet
Sexual cannibalism Herbivores Folivore Florivore Frugivore Graminivore Seed predation Nectarivore Mellivory Palynivore Xylophagy Osteophagy Cellular Phagocytosis
Nectarivore
Digestion of wood
Sexual cannibalism Herbivores Folivore Florivore Frugivore Graminivore Seed predation Nectarivore Mellivory Palynivore Xylophagy Osteophagy Cellular Phagocytosis
Xylophagy
Species of beetle
at the Wayback Machine Loughridge, A. H.; Luff, M. L. (1983). "Aphid Predation by Harpalus rufipes (Degeer) (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in the Laboratory
Harpalus_rufipes
Parasitic insect reproductive strategy
Sexual cannibalism Herbivores Folivore Florivore Frugivore Graminivore Seed predation Nectarivore Mellivory Palynivore Xylophagy Osteophagy Cellular Phagocytosis
Anautogeny
Genus of Late Jurassic armored dinosaur
"Interactions between Mesozoic Plants and Vertebrates:Fructifications and seed predation". N. Jb. Geol. Paläontol. Abhandl. 167 (2): 224–50. Bibcode:1984NJGPA
Stegosaurus
Defensive feature of prey for selective advantage
and suicidal altruism. Many prey animals, and to defend against seed predation also seeds of plants, make use of poisonous chemicals for self-defence. These
Anti-predator_adaptation
Animal that preys on and eats birds
2024. Nyffeler, Martin; Maxwell, Michael R.; Remsen, J. V. (2017). "Bird Predation By Praying Mantises: A Global Perspective". Wilson Journal of Ornithology
Avivore
Medical condition
Sexual cannibalism Herbivores Folivore Florivore Frugivore Graminivore Seed predation Nectarivore Mellivory Palynivore Xylophagy Osteophagy Cellular Phagocytosis
Pagophagia
Plants that consume animals
acids and ammonium ions) either through increased growth or pollen and/or seed production. However, plants that may opportunistically utilise nutrients
Carnivorous_plant
Type of interaction between species
host's body; an ectoparasite lives outside, on the host's surface. Like predation, parasitism is a type of consumer–resource interaction, but unlike predators
Parasitism
Animal that feeds on decomposing plant and animal parts as well as faeces
Sexual cannibalism Herbivores Folivore Florivore Frugivore Graminivore Seed predation Nectarivore Mellivory Palynivore Xylophagy Osteophagy Cellular Phagocytosis
Detritivore
Herbivorous animal that specializes in eating leaves
Sexual cannibalism Herbivores Folivore Florivore Frugivore Graminivore Seed predation Nectarivore Mellivory Palynivore Xylophagy Osteophagy Cellular Phagocytosis
Folivore
Animal that feeds on carrion
also have excellent auditory perception, enabling them to hear distant predation-related noises and the distress calls of dying animals. In addition, gliding
Necrophage
Open habitat vegetated primarily by non-woody plants
earlier in the season. Additionally, it might allow for longer periods of seed predation. Also problematic is the lack of the insulating snow cover, possibly
Meadow
Feeding on mucus of fishes or invertebrates
Sexual cannibalism Herbivores Folivore Florivore Frugivore Graminivore Seed predation Nectarivore Mellivory Palynivore Xylophagy Osteophagy Cellular Phagocytosis
Mucophagy
Organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms
Sexual cannibalism Herbivores Folivore Florivore Frugivore Graminivore Seed predation Nectarivore Mellivory Palynivore Xylophagy Osteophagy Cellular Phagocytosis
Decomposer
Method of feeding in herbivores, eating grasses and other plants
eating woody twigs and leaves from trees and shrubs. Grazing differs from predation because the organism being grazed upon may not be killed. It differs from
Grazing_(behaviour)
Form of pollination
effect of pollen source vs. flower type on progeny performance and seed predation under contrasting light environments in a cleistogamous herb". PLOS
Self-pollination
Consumption of honey
Sexual cannibalism Herbivores Folivore Florivore Frugivore Graminivore Seed predation Nectarivore Mellivory Palynivore Xylophagy Osteophagy Cellular Phagocytosis
Mellivory
Genus of plants
Studies of post-dispersal seed survival showed that seed size was not a determinant. The highest amount of seed predation came from mammals. Heliconia
Heliconia
Animals that feed by straining food from water
bivalves are filter feeders (although some have taken up scavenging and predation), extracting organic matter from the sea in which they live. Nephridia
Filter_feeder
Feeding on dead plant or animal biomass by sessile organisms
Sexual cannibalism Herbivores Folivore Florivore Frugivore Graminivore Seed predation Nectarivore Mellivory Palynivore Xylophagy Osteophagy Cellular Phagocytosis
Saprophagy
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English
English : variant of Seal.North German : metonymic occupational name for a rope maker, from Middle Low German sēl ‘rope’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Shedd.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably from the Middle English personal name Pede (Old English PÄ“oda).
Girl/Female
Muslim
Name of a flower
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Stead.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a loud, rushing stream, Old English hl̄de, or a habitational name from Lead in West Yorkshire, which is named from Old English lǣd ‘water course’ or Old English hlēda ‘ledge’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Indian
A narrator of Hadith
Boy/Male
Muslim
Lord and master
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a detatched piece of land or woodland, from Middle English snede, or a habitational name from a place named with this word (Old English snǣd), as for example Snead in Worcestershire or The Sneyd in Staffordshire.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Seed.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Read, REED means "red-headed; ruddy complexioned."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Read 1.An early American bearer of the common British name was George Reed who emigrated from England in 1635 with his son, William, and settled in Woburn, MA, several years later. His grandson James (1722–1807), a revolutionary war soldier who distinguished himself at the battle of Bunker Hill, moved to Fitzwilliam, NH, and was one of the original NH proprietors.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Lancashire)
English (chiefly Lancashire) : from Middle English sede ‘seed’; a metonymic occupational name for a gardener or husbandman, or a nickname for a small person.English (chiefly Lancashire) : from a late Old English personal name, Sida, a post-Conquest short form of compound names formed with sidu ‘custom’, ‘manner’; ‘morality’, ‘purity’ as the first element.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Affliction, warning.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English unisex Mead, MEED means "lives by a meadow."
Boy/Male
Muslim
A narrator of Hadith
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for an irascible person, from Old English wēd ‘fury’, ‘rage’.Americanized form of Dutch Weeda.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old English personal name BÄ“da, of which the most famous bearer was the Venerable Bede, the 8th century theologian and historian. Use of the personal name, though rare, continued long enough into the medieval period to give rise to the surname.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a fortunate person, from Middle English sped ‘success’, ‘good fortune’, ‘smooth progress’ (hence the modern meaning ‘swiftness’).English : from the derived sense of Middle English sped mentioned above, hence a nickname for a swift runner.Irish : Anglicization (part translation) of Gaelic Ó Fuada, from fuad ‘haste’ (see Foody).Translation of German and Ashkenazic Jewish Schnell.
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n.
That from which anything springs; first principle; original; source; as, the seeds of virtue or vice.
n.
Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of Abraham; the seed of David.
pl.
of Seed
v. t.
To sprinkle with seed; to plant seeds in; to sow; as, to seed a field.
pl.
of Seed
n.
Alt. of Sneed
p. p.
of See
n.
One who sees.
n.
A ripened ovule, consisting of an embryo with one or more integuments, or coverings; as, an apple seed; a currant seed. By germination it produces a new plant.
imp. & p. p.
of Shed
n.
See Snath.
imp. & p. p.
of Speed
v. t.
To convey or transport on a sled; as, to sled wood or timber.
superl.
Abounding with seeds; bearing seeds; having run to seeds.
n.
Time; season; as, hay seel.
n.
See Skid.
n.
Any small seedlike fruit, though it may consist of a pericarp, or even a calyx, as well as the seed proper; as, parsnip seed; thistle seed.