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Explosive seed dispersal of the rainforest tree Tetraberlinia moreliana (Leguminosae – Caesalpinioideae) in Gabon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Xander M. Van Der Burgt
Xander M. Van Der Burgt
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Taxonomy, Postbus 8010, 6700 ED Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Keywords

dispersal distanceexplosive dehiscenceseed dispersalseed trajectory
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Short Communication
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , January 1997 , pp. 145 - 151
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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