Seed Weight Increases with Altitude in the Swiss Alps between Related Species but Not among Populations of Individual Species
Seed weight is a crucial plant life history trait, determining establishment success and dispersal ability. Especially in stressful environments, larger seeds may be selected at the expense of seed number, because larger seeds have a better chance of giving rise to an established offspring. We teste...
Veröffentlicht in: | Oecologia. - Springer. - 144(2005), 1, Seite 55-61 |
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Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Oecologia |
Schlagworte: | Seed size Carex flacca Epilobium fleischeri Saxifraga oppositifolia Scabiosa lucida Biological sciences Physical sciences Social sciences |
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