The evolution of staminodes in angiosperms: Patterns of stamen reduction, loss, and, functional re-invention

American Journal of Botany

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1367-1384

  Walker Larsen, J ^a   Harder, L D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Androecium; Angiosperm; Floral evolution; Functional shifts; Pollination; Staminode; Vestigial organs

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FLOWERING PLANT; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

EID: 0033755480     PISSN: 00029122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2656866     Document Type: Article

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