Claim · model-written summary
The authors suggest variation in wing occurrence may reflect selection on seed size.
- Taxon
- Spergularia
Spergulariat0 - Outcome
- seed wing occurrencee0
- Qualifier
- selection on seed sizee0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingDirectionValue
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“variation in seed wing occurrence may reflect selection on seed size instead of selection for seed dispersal per se”
t0“Spergularia”
Title
Seed Wings in Relation to Seed Size in the Genus Spergularia
Anders Telenius; Peter Torstensson Oikos 1991. doi:10.2307/3545339
Other claims from this paper (5)
- Association Seed type was the strongest predictor of seed size.
- Observation Winged seeds excluding wings were larger on average than unwinged seeds.
- Observation Eleven investigated species produced heteromorphic seeds.
- Association Heteromorphic species occurred most frequently in marshes, unlike the remaining species in sandy or rocky places.
- Mechanism The authors conclude that heteromorphism may have evolved for differential dispersal where water dispersal matters.