VARIATION BETWEEN PERIPHERAL AND CENTER ACHENE MORPHOLOGY AND ATTRIBUTES OF ACHENE GERMINATION IN THE INVASIVE SPECIES, \u3ci\u3eCENTAUREA MELITENSIS\u3c/i\u3e [PDF]
Invasive species are often successful and problematic because of their ability to persist in disturbed and undisturbed environments despite weed management practices.
Bain, Kandee
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Pogonomyrmex cunicularius pencosensis Forel es la dispersora dominante de semillas con eleosoma en el Desierto del Monte septentrional del Noroeste semiárido de Argentina.
Adriana Aranda-Rickert +1 more
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Evaluation of seed-dispersal services by ants at a temperate pasture: Results of direct observations in an ant suppression experiment. [PDF]
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Diplocòria de Rhamnus alaternus L., a la Mediterrània Occidental: ocells i formigues com agents dispersants. Dades prèvies [PDF]
L'aladern (Rhamnus alaternus) és un exemple d'arbre o arbust amb producció de fruits suculents amb un endocarp que protegeix les llavors durant el seu pas pel tracte digestiu dels ocells que les mengen.
Bas Lay, Josep Maria +1 more
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Seed fates of Arctomecon californica
Seed fates were investigated for Arctomecon californica a Critically Endangered plant in the State of Nevada. This species is a short-lived rare perennial plant endemic to the Mojave Desert.
Megill, Laura
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We describe, for the first time, the attraction of an unidentified millipede species (Urostreptus sp.) to an elaiosomes of a Euphorbiaceae species (Jatropha mutabilis (Pohl) Baill.). After field observations of Urostreptus specimens feeding on elaiosomes’ seeds of J.
Samuel C. Ribeiro +6 more
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Seed dispersal distances: a typology based on dispersal modes and plant traits [PDF]
Vittoz P. and Engler R. 2007. Seed dispersal distances: a typology based on dispersal modes and plant traits. Bot. Helv. 117: 109-124. The ability of plants to disperse seeds may be critical for their survival under the current constraints of landscape ...
Engler, Robin, Vittoz, Pascal
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Convergent evolution of an ant-plant mutualism across plant families, continents and time [PDF]
Questions: How often has dispersal of seeds by ants evolved in monocots and is the timing of origins associated with changes in the ant community or instead with the rise of forests? Are patterns in the origin of elaiosomes (the trait associated with the
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African Mountain Thistles: Three New Genera in the Carduus-Cirsium Group. [PDF]
Moreyra LD +19 more
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Relationship Between Elaiosome and EFN Gland Size in Castor Bean (Ricinus Communis L.), an Exotic Mymercophyte in Southern California [PDF]
Castor bean (Ricinus communis L.) relies on seed dispersal by attracting ants with elaiosomes; lipid rich seed appendages, which serve as a source of food for ant larvae.
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