Right: Birds have usually been considered the seed dispersal agents of fleshy fruits, particularly those that are red, orange or black. However, many of New Zealand's divaricating shrubs have white or colourless berries buried inaccessibly within a dense tangle of twigs, the extreme perhaps being Hymenanthera alpina shown here turned over to reveal the berries hanging beneath the stems. These fruits are all eaten by lizards and these divaricating shrubs may be specifically adapted to lizard dispersal. Photo: Tony whitaker
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Forest and Bird, Volume 18, Issue 3, 1 August 1987, Page 22
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80Right: Birds have usually been considered the seed dispersal agents of fleshy fruits, particularly those that are red, orange or black. However, many of New Zealand's divaricating shrubs have white or colourless berries buried inaccessibly within a dense tangle of twigs, the extreme perhaps being Hymenanthera alpina shown here turned over to reveal the berries hanging beneath the stems. These fruits are all eaten by lizards and these divaricating shrubs may be specifically adapted to lizard dispersal. Photo: Tony whitaker Forest and Bird, Volume 18, Issue 3, 1 August 1987, Page 22
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