Ecology and the evolution of biphasic life cycles

American Naturalist

Volumn 154, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 306-320

  Hughes, Josie S ^a   Otto, Sarah P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternation of generations; Diploidy; Gracilaria; Haploidy

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; LIFE CYCLE; PLOIDY;

GRACILARIA GRACILIS;

EID: 0032734673     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/303241     Document Type: Article

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