Sphagnum moss disperses spores with vortex rings

Science

Volumn 329, Issue 5990, 2010, Pages 406-

  Whitaker, Dwight L ^a   Edwards, Joan ^b  

^a POMONA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; MOSS; SPORE; TURBULENT FLOW; VORTEX FLOW; WIND VELOCITY;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SPHAGNUM; SPOROGENESIS; VELOCITY; VORTEX MOTION;

ACCELERATION; AIR; AIR MOVEMENTS; MOTION; PRESSURE; SPHAGNOPSIDA; SPORES; WIND;

BRYOPHYTA; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 77954840503     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1190179     Document Type: Short Survey

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