Ploidy determination in Sphagnum samples from Svalbard, Arctic Norway, by DNA image cytometry

Journal of Bryology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 235-239

  Greilhuber, Johann ^a   Såstad, Sigurd M ^b,c   Flatberg, Kjell I ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b Museum of Natural History and Archaeology   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Arctic; Bryophytes; DNA content; Feulgen method; Polyploidy; Sphagnum

Indexed keywords

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; CONCINNUM; EMBRYOPHYTA; SPHAGNUM; SPHAGNUM FIMBRIATUM; SPHAGNUM OLAFII; SPHAGNUM TUNDRAE;

EID: 0347028480     PISSN: 03736687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/037366803225013083     Document Type: Article

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