Germination responses of the Rubia fruticosa Ait. seed dispersal system in different experimental seasons

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 361-364

  Rodriguez A ^a   Nogales, M ^a   Nieves, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PRODUCTOS NATURALES Y AGROBIOLOGÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Germination timing; Macaronesian islands; Rubia fruticosa; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDON; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GERMINATION; LIZARD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEED DISPERSAL; SEED TREATMENT; SONGBIRD;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; MACARONESIA;

RUBIA; RUBIA FRUTICOSA; SQUAMATA; TRACHEOPHYTA;

EID: 34548032790     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2006.00720.x     Document Type: Article

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