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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Small seeds"”.
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Effects of maturity and seed size on seed vigor and plant growth in snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
… Black, Provider White, and Cherokee Wax). Seeds harvested between physiological maturity (PM) and harvest maturity (HM) showed the highest seed vigor and storability. At PM, seed moisture content was about 55%. A drop in seed fresh weight and a pod color change from green to yellow appear …
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Seed Dispersal by Fall Migrant Frugivorous Birds in an East-Central Illinois Woodland (Treefall Gap)
… and artificial fruit displays, I found that small seeds were dispersed by birds farther, on average, than large seeds and that small seeds had a much greater probability of being dispersed into treefall gaps than large seeds. I also found that based on the relative area of each habitat, …
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The influence of fire severity on recruitment of fynbos with particular emphasis on seed size : a field study in the Cape Peninsula
… species were divided into big- (>l0mg) and small-seeded (<10mg) species. Different measurements of burnt plant skeletons were examined to find the most appropriate indicator of the biological effects of a fire. It was found that the measurement of thinnest branch diameter of plant species …
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Granivory and Granivores in Native Grasslands and Agropyron Cristatum Stands in the Northern Great Plains
… and high stability in A. cristatum stands. Small consumers have the potential to contribute to A. cristatum invasion and stability through granivory and herbivory. Little is known about ant species composition in the Northern Great Plains. I quantified seed removal rates, granivore seed …
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Digestive Strategies, Fruit Processing, and Seed Dispersal in the Chimpanzees (Pan Troglodytes) and Redtail Monkeys (Cercopithecus Ascanius) of Kibale National Park, Uganda
… coarse oral processing and generally swallow seeds with little dental processing. An evaluation of the seed dispersal consequences of these fruit-processing behaviors indicates that redtails disperse seeds in close proximity to parent trees (84% of spit seeds $<$10 m of parent tree), and …
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The effects of mammalian herbivores on successional grasslands in central Illinois
… plant communities. Mice and voles consume large seeds, and rabbits disperse small seeds endozoochorously. Voles, rabbits, and deer prefer certain plant species, particularly leguminous forbs, over graminoids. Deer, rabbits, and voles often damage woody plants and seedlings. I therefore expected …
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Effects of an Increasing Lesser Snow Goose Population on Shorebird Foraging Ecology at La Perouse Bay, Manitoba
… the habitats. Large (>5 mm) immature Diptera, small seeds, small immature Diptera, small adult Diptera, and small Gastropoda were the most frequently consumed prey among the shorebirds. Distributions of prey varied temporally and spatially. Shorebirds selectively foraged on large immature …
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Controlling the Synthesis of Plasmonic Magnesium Nanoparticles and Understanding Crystal Structures Beyond Face-Centred Cubic
… agent. By investigating the synthesis route, small Mg NPs with new morphologies are formed. These small seeds are then again grown by altering the reducing agent during the synthesis. Finally, based on these batch syntheses, Mg NPs are synthesised for the first time in a continuous flow …