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Evolutionarily stable germination strategies with time-correlated yield
- Source :
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Theoretical Population Biology . Nov2006, Vol. 70 Issue 3, p255-261. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Abstract: We investigate the effect of auto-correlated yield on the evolutionarily stable germination fraction of dormant seeds. By using both analytics and numerics, we first show that in a regime of small fluctuations a positive correlation reduces dormancy and a negative correlation enhances dormancy. By extending the numerical analysis we also show that in the regime of large fluctuations a more complex picture emerges where also negative correlations can reduce dormancy. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
- Subjects :
- *PLANT physiology
*SEED viability
*SEED pods
*NUMERICAL analysis
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00405809
- Volume :
- 70
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Theoretical Population Biology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22595173
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tpb.2006.07.008