Valenta, KimKalbitzer, UrsRazafimandimby, DiaryOmeja, PatrickAyasse, ManfredChapman, Colin A.Nevo, Omer2019-12-202019-12-202018-09http://hdl.handle.net/10625/58342The study employs an integrative multivariate approach which successfully examines what drives variation in fruit colour. It used phylogenetically controlled models to estimate the roles of phylogeny, abiotic factors, and dispersal mode on fruit colour variation. The effects of animal selection on fruit colour are often difficult to identify. However, the study findings demonstrate that fruit colour is affected by both animal sensory ecology and abiotic factors. Fruit reflection in the ultraviolet area of the spectrum is strongly correlated with leaf reflectance, but it does not correlate with leaf colour in the visible spectrum, thus emphasizing the role of abiotic factors in determining fruit colour.application/pdfenWILD ANIMALSWILD PLANTSFRUITSSEED DISPERSALCOLOURWILDLIFEPHYSICAL PROPERTIESPLANT PHYSIOLOGYBOTANYPHYLOGENYTROPICAL FRUITBIRDSLEMURSMADAGASCARUGANDASOUTH OF SAHARAJournal Article (peer-reviewed)