European pond turtles (Emys orbicularis) as alternative dispersers of "water-dispersed" waterlily (Nymphaea alba)

Ecoscience

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 529-534

  Calviño Cancela, Maria ^a,b   Ayres Fernández, César ^a   Cordero Rivera, Adolfo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emys orbicularis; Germination percentage; Germination rate; Hydrochory; Non standard dispersal; Nymphaea alba; Plant animal interactions; Saurochory; Viability

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; COLONIZATION; GERMINATION; HYDROCHORY; SEED; TURTLE; VIABILITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; EMYS; EMYS ORBICULARIS; NYMPHAEA; NYMPHAEA ALBA; NYMPHAEA ODORATA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 38649085989     PISSN: 11956860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2980/1195-6860(2007)14[529:EPTEOA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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