Endozoochory of Mediterranean aquatic plant seeds by teal after a period of desiccation: Determinants of seed survival and influence of retention time on germinability and viability

Aquatic Botany

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 99-106

  Brochet, Anne Laure ^a,b   Guillemain, Matthieu ^a   Gauthier Clerc, Michel ^b   Fritz, Hervé ^c   Green, Andy J ^d  

^a OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

^b STATION BIOLOGIQUE DE LA TOUR DU VALAT   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Endozoochory; Feeding experiment; Germinability; Retention time; Seed dispersal; Seed size; Teal; Viability; Waterfowl

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; DRY SEASON; GERMINATION; MEDITERRANEAN WATER; MONOCOTYLEDON; SEED; VIABILITY; WATERFOWL; ZOOCHORY;

ANAS CRECCA; ANATIDAE; CHARA; ECHINOCHLOA; ECHINOCHLOA CRUS-GALLI; ELEOCHARIS; ELEOCHARIS PALUSTRIS; PALLA; POLYGONUM; POLYGONUM LAPATHIFOLIUM; POTAMOGETON NODOSUS; POTAMOGETON PUSILLUS; SCHOENOPLECTUS MARITIMUS; SCHOENOPLECTUS MUCRONATUS;

EID: 77954860172     PISSN: 03043770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquabot.2010.04.001     Document Type: Article

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