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acknowledgement: We thank the Barton group at the Institute of Scienceand Technology
  Austria for many fruitful conversationsthat triggered the germination of the ideas
  and questions discussed here. N. H. Barton, P. Surendranadh, A. Pal,Z. Mérai, and
  two anonymous reviewers provided useful comments on the manuscript.
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- first_name: Sofia Maria
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- first_name: Sean
  full_name: Stankowski, Sean
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  last_name: Stankowski
- first_name: Rosina Matilde
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  last_name: Soler Schaller
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  ama: 'Backlund SM, Stankowski S, Soler Schaller RM. Seeds as space-time travelers:
    How does evolution balance the joint benefits and trade-offs of dormancy and dispersal?
    <i>American Journal of Botany</i>. 2026;113(3). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.70175">10.1002/ajb2.70175</a>'
  apa: 'Backlund, S. M., Stankowski, S., &#38; Soler Schaller, R. M. (2026). Seeds
    as space-time travelers: How does evolution balance the joint benefits and trade-offs
    of dormancy and dispersal? <i>American Journal of Botany</i>. Wiley. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.70175">https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.70175</a>'
  chicago: 'Backlund, Sofia Maria, Sean Stankowski, and Rosina Matilde Soler Schaller.
    “Seeds as Space-Time Travelers: How Does Evolution Balance the Joint Benefits
    and Trade-Offs of Dormancy and Dispersal?” <i>American Journal of Botany</i>.
    Wiley, 2026. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.70175">https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.70175</a>.'
  ieee: 'S. M. Backlund, S. Stankowski, and R. M. Soler Schaller, “Seeds as space-time
    travelers: How does evolution balance the joint benefits and trade-offs of dormancy
    and dispersal?,” <i>American Journal of Botany</i>, vol. 113, no. 3. Wiley, 2026.'
  ista: 'Backlund SM, Stankowski S, Soler Schaller RM. 2026. Seeds as space-time travelers:
    How does evolution balance the joint benefits and trade-offs of dormancy and dispersal?
    American Journal of Botany. 113(3), e70175.'
  mla: 'Backlund, Sofia Maria, et al. “Seeds as Space-Time Travelers: How Does Evolution
    Balance the Joint Benefits and Trade-Offs of Dormancy and Dispersal?” <i>American
    Journal of Botany</i>, vol. 113, no. 3, e70175, Wiley, 2026, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.70175">10.1002/ajb2.70175</a>.'
  short: S.M. Backlund, S. Stankowski, R.M. Soler Schaller, American Journal of Botany
    113 (2026).
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date_created: 2026-03-22T23:04:33Z
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