Structure and function of spores in the aquatic heterosporous fern family Marsileaceae

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 163, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 485-505

  Schneider, Harald ^a   Pryer, Kathleen M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrolamella; Exine; Heterospory; Hydrogel; Marsilea; Marsileaceae; Perine; Pilularia; Regnellidium; Reproductive biology; Sperm lake; Spore

Indexed keywords

FERN; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SPORE;

MARSILEA; PILULARIA; REGNELLIDIUM;

EID: 0036294656     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/340736     Document Type: Article

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