Integrative Biology Journals

Plant Diversity ›› 2025, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (03): 522-525.DOI: 10.1016/j.pld.2025.02.002

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Seed size distributions of fleshy-fruited species are more right-skewed compared to that of dry-fruited species

Xiaoyan Hua, Jinyu Zhanga, Bo Wanga,b,c   

  1. a. School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China;
    b. Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecosystem Protection and Restoration (Anhui University), Hefei, Anhui 230601, China;
    c. Anhui Shengjin Lake Wetland Ecology National Long-term Scientific Research Base, Dongzhi, Anhui 247230, China
  • Received:2024-12-05 Revised:2025-02-11 Online:2025-05-21 Published:2025-05-25
  • Contact: Bo Wang,E-mail:yangblue@ahu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    This study was funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (32171533 and 31971444), and Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation (2208085J28).

Seed size distributions of fleshy-fruited species are more right-skewed compared to that of dry-fruited species

Xiaoyan Hua, Jinyu Zhanga, Bo Wanga,b,c   

  1. a. School of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui 230601, China;
    b. Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecosystem Protection and Restoration (Anhui University), Hefei, Anhui 230601, China;
    c. Anhui Shengjin Lake Wetland Ecology National Long-term Scientific Research Base, Dongzhi, Anhui 247230, China
  • 通讯作者: Bo Wang,E-mail:yangblue@ahu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    This study was funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (32171533 and 31971444), and Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation (2208085J28).

Key words: Fruit type, Intraspecific variation, Seed dispersal, Seed mass, Skewness

关键词: Fruit type, Intraspecific variation, Seed dispersal, Seed mass, Skewness