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The role of plumes in Eriotheca pentaphylla (Bombacaceae) seed survival in south-eastern Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Erich A. Fischer
Erich A. Fischer
Affiliation:
PG-Ecologia, Departamento de Botânica, CP 6109, Institute de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13081–970 Campinas, Sāo Paulo, Brasil
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Keywords

Atlantic ForestBombacaceaediaspore designriverbankseed germinationsilky fibreswater dispersalwind dispersal
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Short Communication
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , January 1997 , pp. 133 - 138
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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