Density-dependent processes influencing the evolutionary dynamics of dispersal: A functional analysis of seed dispersal in Arabidopsis thaliana (Brassicaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 960-971

  Wender, Naomi J ^a   Polisetty, Chandra R ^a,b   Donohue, Kathleen ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Brassicaceae; Dispersal; Maternal effects; Niche construction; Plasticity; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

SEED DISPERSAL;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BRASSICACEAE;

EID: 15944395652     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3732/ajb.92.6.960     Document Type: Article

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