Drivers of intraspecific variation in seed dispersal can differ across two species of fleshy-fruited savanna plants

Various factors may mediate the visitation of frugivores to fruiting plants, which can dictate the quantum of seeds removed (dispersed) away from the parent plant. Past studies have laid emphasis on species-specific factors and environmental contexts that frugivores may use as cues to make foraging decisions and differentially visit various plant species. However, differences in plant traits (intrinsic factors) and local environmental contexts (extrinsic factors) can influence the diversity and abundance of frugivores that visit individual plants of the same species, resulting in intraspecific variation in seed dispersal. We observed individuals of two co-fruiting plant species with morphologically similar fruits – Naringi crenulata and Ziziphus oenopolia – for 134 hr and examined the influence of fruit crop size, plant height, and fruiting neighbourhood on the diversity of visiting avian frugivores and quantum of fruit removal for individual plants. We found that despite their similari..., , , # Drivers of intraspecific variation in seed dispersal can differ across two species of fleshy-fruited savanna plants

[https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.m0cfxppbf](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.m0cfxppbf)

## Data file descriptions

| Data file | Description |
| :------------------------ | :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| visits | Contains information on visitations to focal plants |
| focals | Contains information on focal observations done on visitors to the focal plants |
| focal\_tree\_measurements | Contains information on height and canopy width measurements for focal plants |
| focal\_neighbourhoods | Contains information on fruiting pla...