Abstract
Reproduction by seeds integrates a variety of critical life history processes, which are often separated far from each other in place and time of occurrence: these are pollination, seed development, dispersal, germination and seedling establishment. Successful regeneration depends on trade-offs between the often conflicting pressures and constraints imposed by these processes. However, because these multiple functions interact, they evolve as co-adapted syndromes. It is therefore impossible to evaluate the adaptive value of a particular dispersal mode without taking the constraints imposed by other life history functions into account.
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van Rheede van Oudtshoorn, K., van Rooyen, M.W. (1999). Seed Dispersal and Population Dynamics. In: Dispersal Biology of Desert Plants. Adaptations of Desert Organisms. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03561-0_10
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