Look up propagule in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. In biology, a propagule is any material that functions in propagating an organism to the next stage...

Propagule pressure (also termed introduction effort) is a composite measure of the number of individuals of a species released into a region to which...

(1999). "Developmental analysis of the evolutionary origin of vegetative propagules in Mimulus gemmiparus (Scrophulariaceae)". American Journal of Botany...

specialized reproductive structures, which are sometimes called vegetative propagules. Many plants naturally reproduce this way, but it can also be induced...

Bruguiera and Nypa) to form a propagule (a ready-to-go seedling) which can produce its own food via photosynthesis. The mature propagule then drops into the water...

ecosystems throughout the tropics. Its viviparous "seeds", in actuality called propagules, become fully mature plants before dropping off the parent tree. These...

conditions. All three mangrove species flower in the spring and early summer. Propagules are produced from late summer through early autumn. Florida mangrove plant...

begins to elongate and may reach a length of a metre (yard) or more. The propagule then becomes detached from the branch when sufficiently well developed...

offspring, measured by the number of gametes (eggs), seed set, or asexual propagules. Human demography considers only human fecundity, at its culturally differing...

down highways, offer repeated opportunities for establishment (a high propagule pressure). In ecosystems, the availability of resources determines the...