Many factors must interact perfectly to disperse the seeds efficiently without destroying the plant too early.

ECOLOGY, BEHAVIOR AND BIONOMICS A preliminary investigation of pre-dispersal seed predation by Acanthoscelides schrankiae Horn (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) in Mimosa bimucronata (DC.) Kuntze Trees ...

We found a random distribution pattern of the trees. The seasonal dry/rainy regime influenced fruiting and dispersal patterns, and seeds were released during the dry season (even in ENSO years). So, ...