A new technique of examining pollen-connecting threads

Grana

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 343-346

  Abraham Peskir, Joanna V ^a   Medenwaldt, Robin ^a   Searle, Rosalind ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERICACEAE; ONAGRACEAE;

EID: 0031401702     PISSN: 00173134     EISSN: 16512049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00173139709362627     Document Type: Article

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