Effects of epidermal cell shape and pigmentation on optical properties of Antirrhinum petals at visible and ultraviolet wavelengths

Plant Physiology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 879-888

  Gorton, Holly L ^a   Vogelmann, Thomas C ^b  

^a ST MARY'S COLLEGE OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIRRHINUM; ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS;

EID: 0029749371     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.3.879     Document Type: Article

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