What does diaspore morphology tell us about external animal dispersal? Evidence from standardized experiments measuring seed retention on animal-coats

DOI zum Zitieren dieses Dokuments:: 10.5283/epub.172

Tackenberg, Oliver ; Römermann, Christine ; Thompson, Ken ; Poschlod, Peter

PDF
(273kB) - Nur für Mitarbeiter des Archivs

Veröffentlichungsdatum dieses Volltextes: 05 Aug 2009 13:22

Alternative Links zum Volltext:DOI Verlag

Details

Bibliographische Daten exportieren

Zusammenfassung

It is generally assumed that morphological structures like awns, bristles, or hooks increase retention potential of plant diaspores to the coats of animals, but this basic assumption has rarely been tested. In this paper we introduce a lab-experiment in which detachment rates of diaspores from mechanically shaken animal coats are measured using a standardized protocol and compared with ...