Comparison of cellular slime mold populations on three Caribbean Islands, including a description of the new species Polysphondylium equisetoides

Systematics and Geography of Plants

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 243-250

  Cavender, James ^a   Landolt, John ^b   Stephenson, Steven ^c   Cavender, Nicole ^d   Vadell, Eduardo ^e  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^d The Wilds   (United States)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Island biogeography; Polysphondylium equisetoides; Puerto Rico; San Salvador; St. John

Indexed keywords

ACRASIDA; ANIMALIA; MYXOGASTRIA; POLYSPHONDYLIUM;

EID: 11944257536     PISSN: 03039153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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