The phenology of sexual reproduction in Ginkgo biloba: Ecological and evolutionary implications

Botanical Review

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 267-278

  Del Tredici, Peter ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; CARNIVORA; DINOSAURIA; GINKGO BILOBA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 38949123044     PISSN: 00068101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1663/0006-8101(2007)73[267:TPOSRI]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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