The origin of alternation of generations in land plants: A focus on matrotrophy and hexose transport

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 355, Issue 1398, 2000, Pages 757-767

  Graham, Linda K E ^a   Wilcox, Lee W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternation of generations; Bryophytes; Charophycean green algae; Embryophytes; Hexose transporter genes and proteins

Indexed keywords

LIFE CYCLE; NUTRITION; PALEOBOTANY; PLANT; REPRODUCTION; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

EID: 0034729663     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2000.0614     Document Type: Conference Paper

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