Reproductive isolation by sex pheromones in the Closterium peracerosum-strigosum-littorale complex (Zygnematales, Charophyceae)

Journal of Phycology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1197-1203

  Tsuchikane, Yuki ^a   Ito, Motomi ^b   Sekimoto, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a JAPAN WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Closterium; Conjugation; Pheromone; Reproductive isolation; Sexual reproduction

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHAROPHYCEAE; CLOSTERIUM; CLOSTERIUM PERACEROSUM; CLOSTERIUM PERACEROSUM-STRIGOSUM-LITTORALE COMPLEX; ZYGNEMATALES;

EID: 53549101893     PISSN: 00223646     EISSN: 15298817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8817.2008.00577.x     Document Type: Article

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