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Seed Pubescence and Shape Modulate Adaptive Responses to Fire Cues.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Gómez-González Susana, Ojeda Fernando, Torres-Morales Patricio, Palma Jazmín E
Abstract excerpt
Post-fire recruitment by seeds is regarded as an adaptive response in fire-prone ecosystems. Nevertheless, little is known about which heritable seed traits are functional to the main signals of fire (heat and smoke), thus having the potential to evolve. Here, we explored whether three seed traits (pubescence, dormancy and shape) and fire regime modulate seed response to fire cues(heat and smoke). As a model...
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