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Seed Dispersal by Ants in a Deciduous Forest Ecosystem: Mechanisms, Strategies, Adaptations
Gorb, Elena, Gorb, Stanislav
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Description for Seed Dispersal by Ants in a Deciduous Forest Ecosystem: Mechanisms, Strategies, Adaptations
Paperback. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSTS; PSVD; PSVT7. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 348.
Countless ants transport and deposit seeds and thereby influence the survival, death, and evolution of many plant species. In higher plants, seed dispersal by ants (myrmecochory) has appeared many times independently in different lineages. More than 3000 plant species are known to utilize ant assistance to be planted. Myrmecochory is a very interesting and rather enigmatic form of mutualistic ant-plant associations. This phenomenon is extremely complex, because there are hundreds of ant species connected with hundreds of plant species. This book effectively combines a thorough approach to investigating morphological and physiological ... Read more
Countless ants transport and deposit seeds and thereby influence the survival, death, and evolution of many plant species. In higher plants, seed dispersal by ants (myrmecochory) has appeared many times independently in different lineages. More than 3000 plant species are known to utilize ant assistance to be planted. Myrmecochory is a very interesting and rather enigmatic form of mutualistic ant-plant associations. This phenomenon is extremely complex, because there are hundreds of ant species connected with hundreds of plant species. This book effectively combines a thorough approach to investigating morphological and physiological ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Number of Pages
226
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048163175
SKU
V9789048163175
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