Sex-specific volatile compounds influence microarthropod-mediated fertilization of moss

Authors :: Rosenstiel, Todd N.
Shortlidge, Erin E.
Melnychenko, Andrea N.
Pankow, James F.
Eppley, Sarah M.
Source :: Nature. September 20, 2012, Vol. 486 Issue 7416, p431, 5 p.
Publication Year :: 2012
Abstract: Sexual reproduction in non-vascular plants requires unicellular free-motile sperm to travel from male to female reproductive structures across the terrestrial landscape (1). Recent data suggest that microarthropods can disperse sperm [...]

Subjects :: Volatile organic compounds -- Observations
Plants -- Reproduction
Moss -- Observations
Dispersal (Ecology) -- Research
Environmental issues
Science and technology
Zoology and wildlife conservation

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