Global biogeography of seed dormancy is determined by seasonality and seed size: a case study in the legumes

New Phytologist

Volumn 214, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 1527-1536

  Rubio de Casas, Rafael ^a,b,c   Willis, Charles G ^d   Pearse, William D ^e,f,g,h   Baskin, Carol C ^i,j   Baskin, Jerry M ⁱ   Cavender Bares, Jeannine ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^h UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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Author keywords

discrete traits; mixed models; phylogenetic comparative methods; physical dormancy; seed bank; seed germination; seed predation

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GROWING SEASON; LEGUME; PHYLOGENETICS; SEASONALITY; SEED BANK; SEED DORMANCY; SEED PREDATION; SEED SIZE;

FABACEAE;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; DORMANCY; EVOLUTION; FABACEAE; GERMINATION; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT SEED; SEASON;

BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FABACEAE; GERMINATION; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PLANT DORMANCY; SEASONS; SEEDS;

EID: 85014615855     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nph.14498     Document Type: Article

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