elaiosome

elaiosome englanniksi

1. A fleshy structure rich in lipids attached to the seeds of many plant species, usually to attract ants that disperse the seeds.

2. {{quote-book|en|year=1999|author=Karen van Rheede van Oudtshoorn; Margaretha W. van Rooyen|title=Dispersal Biology of Desert Plants|publisher=Springer|pageurl=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=aIbqCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA17&dq=%22elaiosome%22%7C%22elaiosomes%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQsoiax4jWAhWDS7wKHVuWDyoQ6AEINTACv=onepage&q=%22elaiosome%22%7C%22elaiosomes%22&f=false|page=17

3. {{quote-journal|en|year=2003|author=Elena Gorb; Stanislav S. N. Gorb|title=Seed Dispersal by Ants in a Deciduous Forest Ecosystem: Mechanisms, Strategies, Adaptations|publisher=Kluwer Academic|journal=Publications|pageurl=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=2hZJCAAAQBAJ&pg=PA44&dq=%22elaiosome%22%7C%22elaiosomes%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQsoiax4jWAhWDS7wKHVuWDyoQ6AEILjABv=onepage&q=%22elaiosome%22%7C%22elaiosomes%22&f=false|page=44

4. {{quote-book|en|year=2007|author=Victor Rico-Gray; Paulo S. Oliveira|title=The Ecology and Evolution of Ant-Plant Interactions|pageurl=https://books.google.com.au/books?id=DEMpUZSvT1cC&pg=PA47&dq=%22elaiosome%22%7C%22elaiosomes%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQsoiax4jWAhWDS7wKHVuWDyoQ6AEIPDADv=onepage&q=%22elaiosome%22%7C%22elaiosomes%22&f=false|page=47|publisher=University of Chicago Press