Is gametophyte sexuality in the laboratory a good predictor of sexuality in nature?

American Fern Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 112-118

  Ranker, Tom A ^a   Houston, Heather A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; FILICOPHYTA; HAWAIIA; PTERIDOPHYTA; SADLERIA; SADLERIA CYATHEOIDES; SADLERIA PALLIDA;

EID: 0036555137     PISSN: 00028444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1640/0002-8444(2002)092[0112:IGSITL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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