Convergent seed germination in South African fynbos and Californian chaparral

Plant Ecology

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 153-167

  Keeley, Jon E ^a,c   Bond, William J ^b  

^a OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaparral; Convergent Evolution; Fynbos; Germination; Heat shock; Phylogenetics; Smoke

Indexed keywords

CHAPARRAL; CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; FIRE; FYNBOS; GERMINATION;

SOUTH AFRICA; USA, CALIFORNIA;

EID: 0031426634     PISSN: 13850237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009748603202     Document Type: Article

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