Impact of intraspecific polyploidy in andropogon gerardii (Poaceae) populations

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 63-74

  Keeler, Kathleen H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRASSLAND; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; POLYPLOIDY;

BOULDER; COLORADO; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANDROPOGON; ANDROPOGON GERARDII; EMBRYOPHYTA; POACEAE;

EID: 3142661134     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2004)152[0063:IOIPIA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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