Hygrochastic capsule dehiscence supports safe site strategies in New Zealand alpine Veronica (Plantaginaceae)

Annals of Botany

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 405-412

  Pufal, Gesine ^a   Garnock Jones, Phil ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dispersal; habitat patch; hygrochasy; New Zealand Alps; ombrohydrochory; safe sites; Veronica

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; DICOTYLEDON; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; PATCH SIZE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RAINDROP; RAINFALL; SEED DISPERSAL; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL;

ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; VERONICA;

ECOSYSTEM; SEEDS; VERONICA;

ALPS; NEW ZEALAND;

PLANTAGINACEAE; VERONICA;

EID: 77956025801     PISSN: 03057364     EISSN: 10958290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcq136     Document Type: Article

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