General comparison of rodent foraging preferences for artificial seeds between seasons in both experiments.

<p>(A) The time to seed harvest of 1800 seeds after placement at seed releasing plots. (B) Differences in seed fates between seasons. Black bars represent the seeds left intact <i>in situ</i>, light grey bars represent seeds eaten <i>in situ</i>, while dark gray bars represent seeds removed by rodents. (*** stands for significant difference, chi-squared test, P<0.001). (C) Differences in dispersal distance (mean±SE) of seeds between seasons (*** stands for significant difference, <i>t</i> test, P<0.001).