Pollen and sperm heteromorphism: Convergence across kingdoms?

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-18

  Till Bottraud, I ^a   Joly, D ^a   Lachaise, D ^a   Snook, R R ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiosperms; Animals; Heteromorphism; Invertebrates; Plants; Pollen; Sexual selection; Sperm; Sperm competition; Vertebrates

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; POLLEN; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM; SPERM COMPETITION;

ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FLOWER; MALE; POLLEN; SHORT SURVEY; SPERMATOZOON;

ANIMALS; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FLOWERS; MALE; POLLEN; SPERMATOZOA;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 12744274627     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2004.00789.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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