Do the sexes of the desert moss Syntrichia caninervis differ in desiccation tolerance? A leaf regeneration assay

International Journal of Plant Sciences

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-29

  Stark, Lloyd R ^a   Nichols II, Lorenzo ^a   McLetchie, D Nicholas ^b   Bonine, Mary L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bryophyte; Desert; Desiccation tolerance; Leaf regeneration; Protonema; Sex dimorphism; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

DESERT; DESICCATION; GROWTH RATE; MOSS; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; TOLERANCE;

BRYOPHYTA; BRYOPHYTES; SYNTRICHIA; SYNTRICHIA CANINERVIS;

EID: 14844322319     PISSN: 10585893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/425671     Document Type: Article

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