Intraspecific variation of seed floating ability in Sparganium emersum suggests a bimodal dispersal strategy

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 199-203

  Pollux, B J A ^a,b   Verbruggen, E ^a   Van Groenendael, J M ^a   Ouborg, N J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Buoyancy; Cryptic seed heteromorphism; Germination; Hydrochory; Long distance dispersal; Seed mass

Indexed keywords

BUOYANCY; GERMINATION; HYDROCHORY; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; SEAGRASS; SEED DISPERSAL;

SANDFLY FEVER SICILIAN VIRUS; SPARGANIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM;

EID: 56449085154     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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