Gametic behavior in a marine green alga, Monostroma angicava: An effect of phototaxis on mating efficiency

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 158-163

  Togashi, Tatsuya ^a   Motomura, Taizo ^a   Ichimura, Terunobu ^a   Cox, Paul Alan ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution of anisogamy; Mating behavior; Mating efficiency; Monostroma angicava; Phototaxis

Indexed keywords

MONOSTROMA ANGICAVA;

EID: 0032849037     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004970050187     Document Type: Article

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