Environmental sex determination in response to light and biased sex ratios in Equisetum gametophytes

Journal of Ecology

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-57

  Guillon, Jean Michel ^a   Fievet, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Environment; Horsetail; Pteridophyta; Sugar

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GAMETOPHYTE; LIGHT; SEX DETERMINATION; SEX RATIO;

BRYOPHYTES; EQUISETALES; EQUISETUM; PTERIDOPHYTA; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 0037327272     PISSN: 00220477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2003.00744.x     Document Type: Article

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