APPENDIX C
Interaction matrix quantifying the seed dispersal between all plants and all animals in eight study sites on two Galápagos Islands. Interaction strength between plant i and animal j reflects the number of droppings of the animal that contained at least one intact seed of the plant. Plants and animals are ordered by their Linkage level (Lp and La, respectively) from generalist to specialist species. Plant origin: E) endemic, N) native, A) alien, ?) undetermined.
origin
|
species
|
Geospiza fuliginosa
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Microluphus albemarlensis
|
Chelonoidis nigra
|
Microlophus bivattatus
|
Mimus melanotis
|
Mimus parvulus
|
Myiarchus magnirostris
|
Dendroica petechia
|
Geospiza fortis
|
Geospiza magnirostris
|
Crotophaga ani
|
Platyspizia crassirostris
|
Camarhynchus parvulus
|
Certhidea fusca
|
Geospiza scandens
|
Camarhynchus pallidus
|
Certhidea olivacea
|
Camarhynchus psittacula
|
Lp
|
E
|
Miconia robinsoniana
|
30
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
6
|
69
|
5
|
|
2
|
4
|
13
|
3
|
|
7
|
4
|
|
11
|
N
|
Tournefortia psilostachya
|
|
76
|
|
|
5
|
30
|
10
|
11
|
1
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
A
|
Talinum paniculatum
|
4
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
7
|
A
|
Rubus niveus
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
6
|
|
10
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
6
|
N
|
Zanthoxylum fagara
|
|
6
|
|
27
|
6
|
2
|
20
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
E
|
Tournefortia pubescens
|
|
15
|
|
6
|
2
|
16
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
A
|
Lantana camara
|
|
9
|
1
|
29
|
5
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
A
|
Paspalum conjugatum
|
25
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
?
|
Eragrostis sp.
|
45
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
N
|
Chiococca alba
|
|
21
|
|
8
|
17
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
N
|
Polygonum opelousanum
|
15
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
4
|
N
|
Scutia spicata
|
|
10
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
E
|
Passiflora foetida
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
E
|
Tournefortia rufo-sericea
|
|
4
|
|
4
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
A
|
Portulaca oleraceae
|
5
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
A
|
Psidium guajava
|
|
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
A
|
Sida ciliaris
|
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
N
|
Bursera graveolens
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
4
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
N
|
Desmodium procumbens
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
N
|
Fimbrystilis dichotoma
|
21
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
N
|
Vallesia glabra
|
|
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
?
|
Desmodium incanum
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
?
|
Gen. sp.1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
?
|
Panicum sp.
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
?
|
Poacea sp.2
|
54
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
2
|
E
|
Cordia leucophlyctis
|
|
20
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
E
|
Lantana peduncularis
|
|
9
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
A
|
Ipomoea nil
|
|
1
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
A
|
Momordica charantia
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
N
|
Cordia lutea
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
N
|
Maytenus octogona
|
|
3
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
N
|
Mentzelia aspera
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
?
|
Gen. sp.2
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
?
|
Gen. sp.3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
?
|
Gen. sp.4
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
?
|
Gen. sp.5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
?
|
Gen. sp.6
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
?
|
Poacea sp.1
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
E
|
Croton scouleri
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
E
|
Opuntia echios
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
E
|
Pilea baurii
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
E
|
Psidium galapageium
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
E
|
Urochloa multiculma
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
A
|
Citrus x limón
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
A
|
Pennisetum purpureum
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
A
|
Sida rhombifolia
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
A
|
Solanum americanum
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
A
|
Tradescantia fluminensis
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
N
|
Boeravia caribaeia
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
N
|
Clerodendrum molle
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
N
|
Crotalaria pumila
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
N
|
Cryptocarpus piriformis
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
N
|
Erichloa pacifica
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
N
|
Hippomane mancinela
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
N
|
Hypoxis decumbens
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
N
|
Ludwigia leptocarpa
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
N
|
Sida espinosa
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
N
|
Sida hederifolia
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
La
|
21
|
20
|
14
|
13
|
13
|
11
|
11
|
8
|
7
|
6
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
|
|