Comparative development of the spermatozoids of cycads and Ginkgo biloba

Botanical Review

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 5-15

  Norstog, Knut J ^a   Gifford, Ernest M ^b   Stevenson, Dennis Wm ^c  

^a MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCADOPSIDA; GINKGO BILOBA; SPERMATOPHYTA;

EID: 14244261849     PISSN: 00068101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1663/0006-8101(2004)070[0005:CDOTSO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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