Sporogenesis in Eusporangiate ferns: I. Monoplastidic Meiosis in Angiopteris (Marattiales)

Journal of Plant Research

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 223-235

  Brown, Roy C ^a   Lemmon, B E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Microtubules; Sporogenesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035636295     PISSN: 09189440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/pl00013986     Document Type: Article

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