Evolutionary significance of awn length variation in a clonal grass of fire-prone savannas

Ecology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1720-1733

  Garnier, L K M ^a   Dajoz, I ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

Author keywords

Clonal grass; Continuous variation; Disturbance; Fire intensity; Hygroscopic awn; Hyparrhenia diplandra; Savanna; Seed burial depth; Seedling survival; Soil temperature

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; APOMIXIS; AWN; DIASPORE; FIRE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GERMINATION; GRASS; INFLORESCENCE; SAVANNA; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED PRODUCTION; SOIL DEPTH; SOIL TEMPERATURE; SURVIVAL;

GENETIC VARIATION; GRASS; SEED; SEED DISPERSAL;

AFRICA; IVORY COAST;

HYPARRHENIA DIPLANDRA;

EID: 0034950215     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2001)082[1720:ESOALV]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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