Explosive seed dispersal in two perennial Mediterranean Euphorbia species (Euphorbiaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 510-516

  Narbona, Eduardo ^a   Arista, Montserrat ^b   Ortiz, Pedro L ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Caruncle; Diplochory; Euphorbia boetica; Euphorbia nicaeensis; Explosive dispersal

Indexed keywords

MASS; PERENNIAL PLANT; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED SIZE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA BOETICA; EUPHORBIA NICAEENSIS; EUPHORBIACEAE; FORMICIDAE;

EID: 14644389467     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.92.3.510     Document Type: Article

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