(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Andrew Dickerson, University of Tennessee (THE CONVERSATION) When wind or other ...

Scientists have discovered one of the earliest examples of a winged seed, granting insight into the origin and early evolution of wind dispersal strategies in plants. The study, published today as the ...

Seed dispersal is important to plants. It is the only way many of them spread across the landscape. Vegetation in Lancaster County has several ways of broadcasting seeds - on the wind, on mammal fur, ...

Smoke particles in a wind tunnel illuminated with laser light around a freely flying maple seed reveal a prominent leading edge vortex. The visualization of the leading edge vortex on this and 31 ...

Waterbirds play a pivotal role in the dispersal of plant seeds, thereby influencing the distribution, genetic connectivity, and composition of ecosystems across diverse habitats. Their dual seed ...

Losses in the number of birds and mammals are limiting the capacity of plants worldwide to adapt to climate change by curbing seed dispersal. About half of plants rely on animals to disperse their ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The post-dispersal fate of seeds and fruit (diaspores) of three vertebrate-dispersed trees, Crataegus monogyna, Prunus mahaleb and Taxus ...