Relative contribution of vegetative propagation and sexual reproduction in the maintenance of Acrosiphonia (Chlorophyta) populations

Phycologia

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-85

  Sussmann, Andrea V ^a   DeWreede, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acrosiphonia; Overwintering basal remnants; Recruitment; Reproductive strategy; Sexual reproduction; Sporic life history; Vegetative propagation

Indexed keywords

ACROSIPHONIA; ACROSIPHONIALES; CHLOROPHYTA; PRASIOLA;

EID: 33846231050     PISSN: 00318884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2216/06-33.1     Document Type: Article

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