Variation in dispersability among mainland and island populations of three wind dispersed plant species

Plant Systematics and Evolution

Volumn 270, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 243-255

  Fresnillo, B ^a   Ehlers, B K ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Diaspore; Island; Mainland; Pappus; Seed hair; Wind dispersal

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHAMERION ANGUSTIFOLIUM; CIRSIUM; CIRSIUM ARVENSE; EPILOBIUM; EPILOBIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 40149108637     PISSN: 03782697     EISSN: 16156110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00606-007-0615-1     Document Type: Article

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