Submarine pollination in the marine angiosperm Zostera marina (Zosteraceae). II. Pollen transport in flow fields and capture by stigmas

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1110-1119

  Ackerman, Josef Daniel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Abiotic pollination; Biomechanics; Boundary layer; Hydrophily; Microrheology; Particle capture; Seagrass; Shear stress; Zostera; Zosteraceae

Indexed keywords

FLUID FLOW; POLLEN MORPHOLOGY; POLLEN TRANSPORT; SEAGRASS; SUBMARINE POLLINATION;

ZOSTERA MARINA; ZOSTERACEAE;

EID: 0031423847     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2446154     Document Type: Article

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