Seed dispersal by deception:A game between mimetic seeds and their bird dispersers  

作　　者：Min-Fei Jin Xiang-Hai Cai Gao Chen 

机构地区：[1]The State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Natural Medicines,Kunming Institute of Botany,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Kunming 650204,China [2]Yunnan Key Laboratory for Integrative Conservation of Plant Species with Extremely Small Populations,Kunming 650204,China [3]University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China

出　　处：《Plant Diversity》2025年第2期169-177,共9页植物多样性(英文版)

基　　金：supported by the Yunnan Ten Thousand Talents Plan Young&Elite Talents Project(YNWR-QNBJ-2018-017);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32371564);the Key Project of Basic Research of Yunnan Province,China(202101AS070035;202301AS070001)to G.Chen;Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Talent and Platform Plan(202305AM070005).

摘　　要：Mimetic seeds attract birds to disperse seeds mainly by mimicking fleshy fruits or arillate seeds,however,they provide little nutritive reward for bird dispersers.The key characteristics of mimetic seeds are conspicuous seed color,hard seed coat,certain toxic secondary metabolites,and perhaps smooth waxy layer.In this review,we discuss the global distribution of mimetic seeds,the interaction of mimetic seeds with bird dispersers,and secondary metabolites that underlie key characteristics of mimetic seeds.Mimetic-seed species mainly occur in the tropics,with large numbers distributed along coastal areas.The interaction between mimetic-seed species and bird dispersers can be antagonistic,mutualistic,or both.These interactions are generally established by conspicuous visual cues and hard tactile cues from mimetic seeds.The formation and variation of key characteristics of mimetic seeds may contribute to the metabolism of several kind of secondary compounds.Here,we also discuss mimetic-seed dispersal in the context of an evolutionary game,and propose several aspects of mimetic-seed dispersal that remain unstudied.While this review is based on preliminary findings and does not account for other potential influencing factors such as climate,it is expected to contribute to an improved understanding of mimetic-seed dispersal.

关 键 词：Mimetic seeds Frugivorous birds Seed dispersal DECEPTION Secondary metabolites Evolutionary game 

分 类 号：TP3[自动化与计算机技术—计算机科学与技术]