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Table 1 Variables used to quantify seed dispersal by red deer with a general mechanistic dispersal model [22]

From: The importance of individual movement and feeding behaviour for long-distance seed dispersal by red deer: a data-driven model

Variable

How determined?

Variation between deer individuals

Temporal variation

Seed load, Q

Germination experiment

Individual-specific

Month-specific

Displacement distance, d

Movement trajectories

Individual-specific

Month-specific

Seed passage time, p

Feeding experiment [15]

Averaged across deer individuals

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  1. The table shows how each variable was measured and whether its quantification accounted for variation between deer individuals and months, respectively.
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Movement Ecology

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