Architecture of the Spermatozoid of Selaginella australiensis

American Fern Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-16

  Renzaglia, Karen Sue ^a   Dengate, Sandra B ^a   Bernhard, Douglas L ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CHARALES; LYCOPODIOPHYTA; SELAGINELLA; SELAGINELLA AUSTRALIENSIS;

EID: 0002499543     PISSN: 00028444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1547309     Document Type: Article

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