Results of generalized linear mixed effects model (GLMM).

The effects of gut passage (GT), deposition distance from conspecifics (DS), vertebrate exclosure (VE) and their interactions (:) among these variables on seed removal. Also, the effects of fruit handling (FH), deposition distance from conspecifics (DS), vertebrate exclosure (VE) and their interactions (:) on fruit removal. Significance estimated by comparing the minimal model (MM) with the null model (NM). We built the minimum models through backward exclusion of non-significant variables (p > 0.05). The Akaike’s information criterion (AIC) represents the uncertainty of the model whereby lower AIC values represent the more parsimonious models. Error distribution used was binomial.