| The adaptive value of cued seed dispersal in desert plants: Seed retention and release in Mammillaria pectinifera (Cactaceae), a small globose cactus. | |
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PMID: 21628209 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Serotiny, or delayed seed dispersal, is common in fluctuating environments because it hedges the risks of establishment. Mammillaria pectinifera (Cactaceae) facultatively expels fruits in the year they are produced or retains them to disperse the seed over several years. We tested whether M. pectinifera increased fruit expulsion as a response to increased rainfall. While no fruit expulsion was observed in 1997, a dry year, in the wetter 1998 around 20% of all fruits formed were expelled from the maternal plant. A greenhouse experiment showed that high moisture results in the plants expelling all their fruits. Because in 1998 establishment was five times higher than in 1997, this response seems to be highly adaptive: Active fruit expulsion and consequent seed release increases the probability of establishment during pulses of high precipitation. |
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Edward M Peters; Carlos Martorell; Exequiel Ezcurra |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: American journal of botany Volume: 96 ISSN: 0002-9122 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Bot. Publication Date: 2009 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-06-01 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370467 Medline TA: Am J Bot Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 537-41 Citation Subset: - |
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Dirección de Conservación de los Ecosistemas, Instituto Nacional de Ecología-SEMARNAT, Periférico Sur 5000 2° piso, Insurgentes-Cuicuilco 04510 México D.F., Mexico. |
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