In situ submarine pollination in the seagrass Amphibolis antarctica: Research notes

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 133, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 307-309

  Verduin, Jennifer J ^a   Walker, Diana I ^a   Kuo, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amphibolis antarctica; Filiform pollen; Hydrophily; Pollen release; Subtidal

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBOLIS ANTARCTICA;

EID: 0029783190     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps133307     Document Type: Article

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