Can seeds predict their future? Germination strategies of density-regulated desert annuals

Oikos

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 235-244

  Tielbörger, Katja ^a   Valleriani, Angelo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF COLLOIDS AND INTERFACES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENTAL CUE; EXTINCTION; GERMINATION; SEED DORMANCY;

EID: 28044448052     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2005.14041.x     Document Type: Article

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