Asynchronous and density-dependent germination: The spreading of risk in Plumatella emarginata

Oecologia

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 194-198

  Callaghan, T P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dormancy; Germination; Plumatella; Risk spreading; Statoblast

Indexed keywords

BRYOZOAN; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; RISK SPREADING;

PLUMATELLA EMARGINATA;

EID: 0029666813     PISSN: 00298549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00328546     Document Type: Article

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