Types of pollination and seed dispersal in Mediterranean plants
- 1 January 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Giornale botanico italiano
- Vol. 130 (2-3) , 579-585
- https://doi.org/10.1080/11263509609430327
Abstract
Selected examples of pollen and seed dispersal in Mediterranean plants are described. The aspects of pollination considered are: comparison between cleistogamous and chasmogamous forms in the same species; differences in attractants and rewards; duration of pollen viability according to pollination syndrome. The aspects of seed dispersal considered are: presence or absence of specialized structures for dispersal; examples of active, passive and induced dispersal; animals involved in seed dispersal and their reward; type and functions of elaiosomes.Keywords
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