Acorns containing deeper plumule survive better: how white oaks counter embryo excision by rodents

Several squirrel species excise the embryo of acorns of most white oak species to arrest germination for long-term storage. However, it is not clear how these acorns counter embryo excision and survive in the arms race of coevolution. In this study, we simulated the embryo excision behavior of squir...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Zhang, Mingming, Dong, Zhong, Yi, Xianfeng, Bartlow, Andrew W
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2014
Materias:
Original Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3894888/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24455161
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.898

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3894888/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24455161
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.898

Ejemplares similares