Seed output and the seed bank in Vallisneria americana (Hydrocharitaceae)

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1420-1428

  Lokker, Cynthia ^a   Lovett Doust, Lesley ^a   Lovett Doust, Jon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

American wildcelery; Hydrocharitaceae; Macrophyte; Seed bank; Seed deposition; Seed production; Sex ratio; Vallisneria americana

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC MACROPHYTE; SEED BANK; SEXUAL REPRODUCTION;

GREAT LAKES; NORTH AMERICA;

HYDROCHARITACEAE; VALLISNERIA AMERICANA;

EID: 0030776236     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446140     Document Type: Article

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