Swimming behavior and ultrastructure of sperm of Lygodium japonicum (Pteridophyta)

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 113-122

  Sakaushi, Shinji ^a   Okoshi, Masako ^a   Miyamura, Shinichi ^a   Hori, Terumitsu ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b Laboratory for Ginkgo Sciences   (Japan)

Author keywords

Backward swimming; Lygodium japonicum; Outer dynein arm; Pteridopophyta; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BRYOPHYTES; CHLOROPHYTA; LYGODIUM JAPONICUM; MESOSTIGMA VIRIDE; PTERIDOPHYTA; STREPTOPHYTA;

EID: 0141884789     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00497-003-0184-6     Document Type: Article

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