Can you say propagules?

PROPAGULES! YAY! In mangrove speak, propagules = seeds. Sort of. The point of this trip was to come get propagules to set up a new experiment, and I had to come now because now is when the trees were supposedly fruiting. But I never know what I'm going to find when I come down here, expecting rare plants in remote places to do my bidding. Today was a pleasant surprise though. The trees have TONS of propagules, and there were so many on the ground I didn't even have to pick any questionably-ripe ones off the trees. I planted some for a new experiment and am off to do more tomorrow. And on the boat ride back to the lab, I had two separate dolphin sightings!