• DOI:10.1146/ANNUREV.ES.13.110182.001221
Corpus ID: 86314334

Ecology of Seed Dispersal

@article{Howe1982EcologyOS,
  title={Ecology of Seed Dispersal},
  author={Henry Howe and J. Smallwood},
  journal={Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics},
  year={1982},
  volume={13},
  pages={201-228}
}

Henry Howe, J. Smallwood

Published 1982

Biology

Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics

Identification of the selective forces on plant dispersal engenders theoretical argument, empirical study, and speculation. We separate evidence, testable hypotheses, and conjecture surrounding two major questions in dispersal ecology. The first asks what ecological, and ultimately evolutionary, advantages exist in seed dispersal. Astonishingly little is known about the advantages to a parent plant that are actually conferred by investment in dispersal structures. Does dispersal enable seeds… CONTINUE READING

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