Occurrence and evolutionary significance of resistant cell walls in charophytes and bryophytes

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1241-1254

  Kroken, Scott B ^a   Graham, Linda E ^b   Cook, Martha E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

bryophytes; charophytes; evolution; fossils; phenolic polymers

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CHARACEAE; CHARALES; COLEOCHAETE; EMBRYOPHYTA; ENTOVALVA; SPHAGNUM;

EID: 0030450493     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446108     Document Type: Article

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