A professor presents evidence of the apparently unusual seed dispersal system by crickets and camel crickets in Apostasia nipponica (Apostasioideae), acknowledged as an early-diverging lineage of ...

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 ...

Jay A. Yoder, Samantha M. Imfeld, Derrick J. Heydinger, Chloé E. Hart, Matthew H. Collier, Kevin M. Gribbins and Lawrence W. Zettler The Orchidaceae have dust-like seeds that use wind currents for ...

To succeed in the wild, a plant must be able to expand its range-to colonize new areas and compete with other species. Last year I wrote about ballistichory, a seed-dispersal method used by some ...

Associate Professor SUETSUGU Kenji (Kobe University Graduate School of Science) presents evidence of the apparently unusual seed dispersal system by crickets and camel crickets in Apostasia nipponica ...