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From passive to informed: mechanical mechanisms of seed dispersal
- Source :
- Seale, M & Nakayama, N 2019, ' From passive to informed : Mechanical mechanisms of seed dispersal ', New Phytologist, vol. 225, no. 2 . https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16110
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 2019.
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Abstract
- Plant dispersal mechanisms rely on anatomical and morphological adaptations for the use of physical or biological dispersal vectors. Recently, studies of interactions between the dispersal unit and physical environment have uncovered fluid dynamic mechanisms of seed flight, protective measures against fire, and release mechanisms of explosive dispersers. Although environmental conditions generally dictate dispersal distances, plants are not purely passive players in these processes. Evidence suggests that some plants may enact informed dispersal, where dispersal-related traits are modified according to the environment. This can occur via developmental regulation, but also on shorter timescales via structural remodelling in relation to water availability and temperature. Linking interactions between dispersal mechanisms and environmental conditions will be essential to fully understand population dynamics and distributions.
- Subjects :
- 0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine
Physiology
Seed dispersal
Population
Plant Development
Plant Science
Environment
Biology
Models, Biological
01 natural sciences
biomechanics
03 medical and health sciences
Seed Dispersal
diaspore
Animals
bet-hedging
dispersal
education
Plant Dispersal
heteromorphism
education.field_of_study
Diaspore (botany)
Ecology
fungi
food and beverages
Biomechanical Phenomena
030104 developmental biology
Biological dispersal
seed
informed dispersal
010606 plant biology & botany
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14698137 and 0028646X
- Volume :
- 225
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- New Phytologist
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....598206f3c3d4cc79c92fcfb753d542eb