A novel adaptation facilitates seed establishment under marine turbulent flows

Seeds of Australian species of the seagrass genus Posidonia are covered by a membranous wing that we hypothesize plays a fundamental role in seed establishment in sandy, wave swept marine environments. Dimensions of the seed and membrane were quantified under electron microscopy and micro-CT scans,...

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Autores principales: Kendrick, Gary A., Pomeroy, Andrew W., Orth, Robert J., Cambridge, Marion L., Shaw, Jeremy, Kotula, Lukasz, Lowe, Ryan J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6928165/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31873181
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56202-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6928165/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31873181
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56202-7

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