Humans and their Environments
What is a fruit and why does it rot?
Lecture 276 Dec 2022
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JanzenRotFruits1977.pdf
JanzenetalAndira1976.pdf
Godoy_Jordano2001.pdf
Janzen,1979figs.pdf
Burying beetles & rotten mice 2011.pdf
Slime Molds - Ancient, Alien and Sophisticated - NYTimes.com.pdf
single-seeded fruit
multiseeded fruit
endosperm
false seeds, apomyxis
green fruits
fruit chemistry
chili peppers
nutrient storage
starch
ackee poisoning
peas in a pod
the carat
bean fruits & birds
bean fruits & birds
bean fruits & birds
bean fruits & birds
bean fruits & birds
bean fruits & big mammals
bean fruits & wind
bean fruits & wind
bean fruits & wind
bean fruits & wind
bean fruits & the sea
bean fruits & explosions
bean fruits & people
from the forest floor
very many seeds per fruit
very many seeds per fruit
very many seeds per fruit
one huge seed
ordinary coconut
ordinary coconut
fruit evolution
wind to animal dispersal
wind to animal dispersal
wind to animal dispersal
wind to animal dispersal
many solutions, same goal
many solutions, same goal
many solutions, same goal
many solutions, same goal
the animal matters
self-burying fruit
wind dispersal
dipterocarps
dipterocarp seed shadow
dipterocarp seed shadow
dipterocarp seed shadow
the smallest seeds
the smallest seeds
the smallest seeds
a bat-generated seed shadow
a bat-generated seed shadow
a bat-generated seed shadow
a bat-generated seed shadow
a bat-generated seed shadow
a bat-generated seed shadow
a bat-generated seed shadow
a bat-generated seed shadow
a bat-generated seed shadow
a bat-generated seed shadow
a bat-generated seed shadow
a bat-generated seed shadow
a bat-generated seed shadow
green coffee
green coffee
green coffee
green coffee
green coffee
why fruits rot
why fruits rot
why fruits rot