The Relationship between Shape and Size of Diaspores Depends on Being Seeds or Fruits [PDF]
Horticulturae, 2019 The relationship between the size and shape of diaspores was investigated in angiosperms and gymnosperms including determining if being a seed or fruit was a factor. Size was expressed as volume and shape as the departure from a perfect idealized sphere.
Luís Silva Dias +1 more
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Inflated Ovary May Increase the Dispersal Ability of Three Species in the Cold Deserts of Central Asia [PDF]
Plants, 2023 Among the diaspores of angiosperms an inflated ovary (IO) is a novel morphological trait, but no studies have evaluated its effects on dispersal. The primary aim of this study was to determine the effect of the IO on diaspore dispersal in three cold ...
Jannathan Mamut +3 more
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Environmental morphing enables informed dispersal of the dandelion diaspore [PDF]
eLife, 2022 Animal migration is highly sensitised to environmental cues, but plant dispersal is considered largely passive. The common dandelion, Taraxacum officinale, bears an intricate haired pappus facilitating flight.
Madeleine Seale +11 more
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Seed Dispersal by Ants in Three Early-Flowering Plants [PDF]
Insects, 2022 Interactions between ants and plants vary from being occasionally beneficial to neutral and negative. Ant-mediated dispersal of obligatory myrmecochorous plants is considered mutualistic interaction, providing benefits to plants in terms of seed ...
Pavol Prokop +2 more
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Structure of ant-diaspore networks and their functional outcomes in a Brazilian Atlantic Forest
Sociobiology, 2021 Ants are able to interact with fruits and seeds that are not adapted for ant seed dispersal. In Brazil, several studies show interactions of ants with non-myrmecochorous diaspores; however, few of them have studied the structure of ant-fruit networks ...
Bianca Ferreira da Silva Laviski +2 more
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Ant species that remove diaspores alone are more efficient removers
Sociobiology, 2022 Secondary diaspore removal on the ground is an important ecosystem process. In this process, solitary foraging ants with larger body sizes are more efficient because they may remove more diaspores, faster and carry them at greater distances.
Icaro Wilker +3 more
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Stability and Thermoelasticity of Diaspore by Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction and Raman Spectroscopy
Frontiers in Earth Science, 2021 The thermoelasticity and stability of diaspore (α-AlOOH, Al1.002Fe0.003OOH) were investigated in this study by in situ synchronous X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman spectroscopy methods at high pressure and high temperature conditions.
Shijie Huang +17 more
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Unmasking the architecture of ant-diaspore networks in the Brazilian Savanna. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Ant-diaspore interactions are directly related to fruit consumption, seed predation and dispersal, being determinant for the plant fitness. However, although abundant and diversified, these ecological interactions have been neglected in network studies ...
Diego Anjos +2 more
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Gemological features of diaspore in sodra—Milas (mugla) region
Frontiers in Earth Science, 2023 Diaspore, is related to bauxite in terms of its formation mechanism. Diaspore is one of the gemstone quality stones used in jewelry and jewelry making. It is possible to come across gemstones in various regions of the world.
Eyyüp Hikmet Kinaci, Alican Ozturk
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Canopy and Litter Cover Do Not Alter Diaspore Removal by Ants in the Cerrado
Sociobiology, 2020 Diaspore removal by ants is a crucial stage for successful myrmecochory and can be directly or indirectly affected by natural or anthropic changes to environments. Among the consequences of such changes is variation in habitat attributes, such as changes
Mariana Azevedo Rabelo +4 more
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