Explosive seed dispersal of the rainforest tree Tetraberlinia moreliana (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) in Gabon

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 145-151

  Van Der Burgt, Xander M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dispersal distance; Explosive dehiscence; Seed dispersal; Seed trajectory

Indexed keywords

CAESALPINIOIDEAE; FABACEAE; TETRABERLINIA MORELIANA;

EID: 0030845181     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467400010336     Document Type: Article

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