Article: elaiosome
A Dictionary of Plant Sciences;      22 words ...elaiosome A structure on the surface of a seed that secretes and stores oil, usually as an attractant to ants, which assist in seed dispersal.

Article: Dry season produces biggest growth spurt.(tropical rain forests)
USA Today (Magazine);  June 1, 2006 ;     299 words ......on its biggest growth spurt during the dry season, show satellite images provided by NASA...the rainy season and, then, during the dry season, leaves fall because there is not enough...growth and the greening continues as the dry season progresses. The findings hold true only...

Article: Using genetics to infer dispersal in Cakile edentula spp. Harperi. (South Carolina Academy of Sciences Abstracts).(biology research)(Brief Article)
Bulletin of the South Carolina Academy of Science;  January 1, 2003 ;     127 words ......marking the seed, the unit of dispersal. Furthermore, even if seed dispersal events are observed directly, they provide data on movement...markers provide one avenue to quantify effective rates of seed dispersal. Here, we present a frequency-based analysis of population...

Article: burdock
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English;      36 words ...bur·dock / ˈbərdäk / • n. a large herbaceous plant (genus Arctium ) of the daisy family. The hook-bearing flowers become woody burrs after fertilization and cling to animals' coats for seed dispersal.

Article: dry season
A Dictionary of Earth Sciences;      60 words ...dry season Period each year during which there is little precipitation. In tropical climates, e.g. over much...southward passage of the equatorial rains. In subtropical, Mediterranean, and west-coast climates, the dry season is in the summer.

Article: low-water mark
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military;      17 words ...low-water mark the level reached by the sea at low tide, or by a lake or river during a drought or dry season.

Article: cypsela
A Dictionary of Biology;      46 words ...cypsela A dry single-seeded fruit that does not split open during seed dispersal and is formed from a double ovary in which only one ovule develops into a seed. It is similar to an achene and characteristic of...

Article: Solanaceae composition, pollination and seed dispersal syndromes in neotropical mountain cloud forest/Composicao floristica de Solanaceae e suas sindromes de polinizacao e dispersao de sementes em florestas mesofilas neotropicais/Composicion floristica de Solanaceae y sus sindromes de polinazacion y dispersion de semillas en bosques mesofilos neotropicales.
Interciencia;  November 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......widely accepted that polination and seed dispersal syndromes are fundamental to understand...Solanacea and their polination and seed dispersal syndromes of Mountain Cloud Forests...dominant polination syndrome. However, seed dispersal differs since in Mexico Solanaceae...

Article: Life in the Dry Season.(African watering holes attract numerous species)(Brief Article)
Animals;  January 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......land gets into the merciless grip of the dry season. A relentless sun scorches the plains...face of lethal danger. The height of the dry season is packed with drama unfolding daily...breeding sites year after year in the dry season. Here hundreds to several thousands of...

Article: tropical seasonal forest
A Dictionary of Ecology;      149 words ......forest that grows in regions with a marked dry season. It is a distinct formation type, dominated...rain forest in areas which have a marked dry season. The deciduous species are mostly in...especially of the biggest trees, during the dry season, the degree depending on the ...

Article: Dew, prayer for
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions;      20 words ...Dew, prayer for (Heb., tefillat tal ). Supplication for moisture forming part of the Jewish ʿAmidah during the dry season.

Article: aril
A Dictionary of Plant Sciences;      61 words ......and often brightly coloured outgrowth from the funicle or hilum of a seed, a third integument . Arils probably often aid seed dispersal, by drawing attention to the seed after the fruit has dehisced , and by providing food as an attractant and reward to the...

Article: The diarrhea dilemma: managing illness in Mexico. (Science Selections).
Environmental Health Perspectives;  October 1, 2002 ;     611 words ......season (November 1999-May 2000) and 732 during one dry season (June-October 2000), with 75% overlap in the...was 11.8% in the wet season and 10.7% in the dry season. During the dry season, children aged 1-2 years were most likely to...

Article: mucilage
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition;      103 words ......chief constituent of agar. In the plant it sometimes serves to check the loss of water to aid germination, to facilitate seed dispersal, and to store food. It is used in medicine as an emollient and a demulcent. Mucilage is employed also as an adhesive, and...