Lipid concentration in the embryo-endosperm fraction of seeds of Australian tropical lowland rainforest trees: Relevance to defence and dispersal

Seed Science Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 173-180

  Finkelstein, Sarah ^a   Grubb, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Australia; Defence; Dispersal; Lipid concentration; Seeds; Tropical rainforest

Indexed keywords

BEILSCHMIEDIA; ENDIANDRA; LAURACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PROTEACEAE; SAPINDACEAE; UROMYS; UROMYS CAUDIMACULATUS;

EID: 0036712608     PISSN: 09602585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/SSR2002109     Document Type: Article

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