Sperm cell architecture, insemination, and fertilization in the model fern, Ceratopteris richardii

Sexual Plant Reproduction

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 153-167

  Lopez Smith, Renee ^a   Renzaglia, Karen ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Egg; Fern; Fertilization; Insemination; Sperm

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CERATOPTERIS RICHARDII; EMBRYOPHYTA; FILICOPHYTA;

EID: 49349107318     PISSN: 09340882     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00497-008-0068-x     Document Type: Article

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