Differentiation of eastern North American Athyrium filix-femina taxa: Evidence from allozymes and spores

American Fern Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 185-213

  Kelloff, Carol Lynn ^a   Skog, Judith ^a   Adamkewicz, Laura ^a   Werth, Charles R ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATHYRIUM; ATHYRIUM ANGUSTUM; ATHYRIUM ASPLENIOIDES; ATHYRIUM FILIX-FEMINA; ATHYRIUM FILIX-FEMINA ANGUSTUM; ATHYRIUM FILIX-FEMINA ASPLENIOIDES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; FILICOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PTERIDOPHYTA;

EID: 0036661954     PISSN: 00028444     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1640/0002-8444(2002)092[0185:DOENAA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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