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I also found that based on the relative area of each habitat, seedfall was much higher than expected in treefall gaps, the best growing sites for seeds, than in undisturbed forest. By following the pre- and post-foraging movements of frugivores, I found that, after eating fruit, canopy frugivores left fruiting plants at a higher rate of speed than did understory frugivores. Canopy frugivores also had a higher probability of depositing seeds in treefall gaps than did understory frugivores. Finally, by mapping the seed germination and seedling survival patterns for seven species of bird-dispersed plants in a 150 x 150 m section of the woodland and following seedling success over the next four years, I was able to test three hypotheses concerning the advantages to adult plants of avian dispersal of seeds. Results for two species supported the Colonization Hypothesis; results from four species supported the Directed-dispersal Hypothesis; but no species supported the Escape Hypothesis. 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Canopy frugivores also had a higher probability of depositing seeds in treefall gaps than did understory frugivores. Finally, by mapping the seed germination and seedling survival patterns for seven species of bird-dispersed plants in a 150 x 150 m section of the woodland and following seedling success over the next four years, I was able to test three hypotheses concerning the advantages to adult plants of avian dispersal of seeds. Results for two species supported the Colonization Hypothesis; results from four species supported the Directed-dispersal Hypothesis; but no species supported the Escape Hypothesis. 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